A Carbon-Free, Stackable Rental Car and a Solar Car Being Developed in Bozeman, Montana by Free Drive EV, Inc.
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An MIT group hopes that its foldable electric vehicles will cut pollution, and ease congestion.
By Michael Gibson
Full Story: http://www.technologyreview.com/Info ... 1/?nlid=655
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How Silicon Valley could become the Detroit of electric cars
DAUNTING CHALLENGES FACE FIRMS ENVISIONING LIFE AFTER GASOLINE
By Matt Nauman Mercury News
Silicon Valley is already the capital of the world's high-tech industry. Is it also becoming the Detroit of the electric car industry?
Last week's announcement by Shai Agassi, a former SAP executive based in Palo Alto, that he's raised $200 million for a company that will try to revolutionize the electric car industry is the latest sign of this region's growing role in one of the hottest sectors of the automotive industry.
Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ ... ick_check=1
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Here Comes the Sun … Rolling on Four Wheels
Remember the "Love Bug," the lovable car that talked? Free Drive's new, solar-powered, ultra-cool Solar Bug can't talk, but leave it out in the sun and it'll get charged up.
Free Drive http://www.freedrive-ev.com , a Bozeman, Montana-based car manufacturer is debuting its new electric car model at the Alt Car Expo at the Santa Monica Air Hangar, October 19th and 20th. They expect it to be a big hit.
"People are tired of gas cars. They tired of the gas wars. They want to live in harmony with the Earth. We hope the Solar Bug can help them do that," says Steve Titus, the President of Free Drive and the inventor of the Solar Bug.
Full Story: http://www.freedrive-ev.com/press.html
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Update on Steve Titus's Solar Bug - new specs, pre-orders will be filled soon
Posted Nov 7th 2007 4:26PM by Sebastian Blanco
At the 2006 Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, we caught sight of Steve Titus's Solar Bug http://www.freedrive-ev.com . As you can see in the pictures in that post, the car was a bit boxy, kind of like a squished school bus, and had solar panels (which only provided a tiny bit of energy) on the side. The enclosed vehicle was built on an ATV chassis and classified as an NEV. Last year, the stats were a 30-mile range from a 4-6 hour charge time, all for $9,500 or so.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/11 ... ers-will-b/
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'Go Green' set to plug in in Post Falls, Idaho
By RICK THOMAS Staff writer
A new auto dealership is charging into the future and going green.
Beginning Monday, Go Green Electric Cars will open in the former Winger's restaurant building at 1780 E. Schneidmiller Ave., now painted a shade of green shocking enough to send a jolt through Reddy Kilowatt.
Kent Votaw and a partner will offer a selection of vehicles ranging from electric scooters to diesel trucks, with "greasahol" conversions and used cars thrown into the mix.
Full Story: http://www.cdapress.com/articles/200 ... s/bus01.txt
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Idaho energy lab tests plug-in hybrid cars in Seattle
The Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov is testing 13 Toyota Prius hybrid cars retrofitted with mileage-boosting batteries.
They can be plugged into a regular household electrical outlet when they're not in use _ to give them more oomph on the roads.
Full Story: http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/ ... socvc01.txt
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