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Staples delivers with its first all-electric truck at AltWheels

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Staples fleet had experimented with a diesel hybrid delivery truck, but this year, they unveiled an all electric delivery vehicle. Built by Smith Electric Vehicles, this delivery truck will have no emissions and lower cost of fueling: $.12/mile vs. $.40+/mile.

Pre-production Chevy Volt takes a bath in GM’s universal water chamber

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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Development on the Chevy Volt continues to progress at neck-break speed and GM has been sharing bits and pieces of the vehicle's testing and engineering along the way. This new video caught our interest for the sheer fact that it combines the "electric" Volt undergoing leak testing in GM's Universal Water Chamber.

Ford plug-in vehicles will “talk” to the electric grid

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Although we've been hearing the rumors of this for over a year, Ford has officially announced it's plans to use an "intelligent" system to connect electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to the grid.

Chrysler runs new national print ad – We’re building a new car company

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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Amidst bankruptcy proceedings, Chrysler purchased ad space nationwide over the past weekend to let the American consumer know- "We're building a new car company"

Ford will spend $550-million to retool Michigan Assembly Plant for next-gen Focus

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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Ford Motor Company announced on Wednesday that it will spend $550-million to retool and transform Michigan Assembly Plant from a large SUV factory to a flexible small car plant that will eventually produce an all-electric version of Ford's next-gen global Focus small car.

GM releases “plan of action” to get cities ready for plug-in vehicles

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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General Motors is working with the city of San Francisco and metropolitan areas like Washington, D.C. to lay a road map towards building the necessary infrastructure that electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt will need to re-charge while away from home