GOOD reports that a German company has received a patent for a road-to-car charging technology.

The French government announced last week that they would dedicate $2,2 billion dollars towards creating a large network of charging stations for electric vehicles.

Next month at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda is planning to showcase a range of green-themed vehicles in what they are calling a ‘HELLO! Zone’. Likely taking the spotlight will be the EV-N, a super cute electric car concept.

The mayor of Paris recently announced plans to implement an electric car share system.  While details are still sparse, it appears that they will be building an infrastructure to support 2,000 EV’s within Paris, and another 2,000 cars will be distributed amongst the surrounding cities.  At an estimated price-tag of $14 million dollars to both build the infrastructure and purchase the vehicles, the system is not only affordable, but is yet another example of movement away from a product driven model towards a service-focused one.  There are a wide variety of immediate implications to this program, ranging from reduced [...]

New York City’s first Tesla Motors showroom opens today in a former art gallery in Chelsea. If the news of a new auto dealership opening in the midst of hundreds of others around the country shutting their doors seems like odd timing, for Tesla it’s the perfect opportunity. We reported last year on the first ever Tesla showroom opening in California and since then the company has steadily been following through with expansion plans. The New York City area already has a solid base of Tesla roadster owners and the need for a facility in the area was clear.

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Is California destined to become the electric-motor city of the future? Add Santa Monica based Coda Automotive to the growing list of new eco minded car companies calling the west coast home. Yesterday the company previewed their new affordable all-electric sedan that will go on sale in the California market next year. Coda hopes to be an answer for the need to reduce America’s dependency on oil.
Contrary to other companies like Tesla and Fisker who are working on or have introduced niche vehicles, Coda’s mission is to offer a car that it hopes appeals to the mainstream. The design of [...]