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Mitsubishi lops $15,000 off price of 2012 i-MiEV in Australia
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, Pacific Region Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced the price of its 2012 i-MiEV and it's a shocker....
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Nissan Australia charges up for 2012 Leaf launch
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Pacific Region 2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan Australia has moved one step closer to the 2012 Australian launch of the Leaf by inking...
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Arcspeed Sports roadster puts the wind in your hair, ties your kangaroo down
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region With 522 Nm (385 pound-feet) of torque available in an instant, and a super low-cut windshield bug deflector, the newly-revealed Arcspeed Sports is an...
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Varley evR450 revealed at Australia Electric Vehicle Conference
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region The Varley evR450 is the absolute antithesis of everything the company behind it has done to date. You see, Varley Electric Vehicles has been producing...
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Tokai University wins 1,860-mile World Solar Challenge for second year in a row
Filed under: Solar, Pacific Region, Racing Fro the second year in a row, Tokai University can lay claim to the winner's laurels in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, a sun-powered race challenge in...
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Michel Motorsports Gitano debuts with EVDrive range-extended craziness
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, SEMA Show, Pacific Region, UK, USA Michel Motorsports has chosen the SEMA 2011 convention to debut the Gitano, its first original design effort....
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GM considering a plug-in Chevy Cruze
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Pacific Region The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco is rated at 42 mpg on the highway, but new reports suggest that we may soon find out just how many MPGe a plug-in...
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Varley gets specific about evR450 electric supercar
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region To mark the 125th Anniversary of Varley Electric Vehicles, the Australian company shifted from its long history of golf-cart-like utility vehicles to something...
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Taiwan plans battery swapping stations and free-use electric motorcycles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, On Two Wheels, Pacific Region Think of it as Better Place lite. The Taiwan government and utility companies have plans to help build 60 battery swapping...
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Chevy Volt escapes the zombie horde
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Pacific Region, Videos Did you know the Chevrolet Volt can outrun a gaggle of slow-rambling zombies? Did you know that even in an apocalyptic wasteland,...
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Nissan Leaf goes on sale in Australia for a cool $52,000
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Pacific Region A year-and-a-half after it came to the U.S. and Japan, the Nissan Leaf is finally available in Australia, and at quite a price. Available now at 13...
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All-electric Holden sets 'unofficial' 24-hour record with 1,172 miles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, Pacific Region, Holden G'day, mate. And a mighty long one. A battery-electric Holden Commodore set what its builders say is an unofficial record for miles driven purely on...
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Lexus will unveil hybrid sports coupe Down Under
Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, Pacific Region Add another model to the list of hybrids with north of 400 horsepower. The Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) has announced that Lexus will unveil a...
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Catavolt brings electric motorcycle battle to Australian streets [w/video]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Pacific Region The Catavolt team has been developing its unique electric motorcycle drivetrain whilst duking it out on racetracks Down Under in the eFX/TTXGP...
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Renault's Australian EV launch delayed by Better Place issues
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault, Pacific Region, Better Place Better Place continues to be a bit of a misnomer as issues with the electric-vehicle battery-switching network have delayed Renault's...
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Giant kite, Evonic technologies help Wind Explorer EV cross Australia
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region Turns out, you can drive a unique electric vehicle all the way across Australia on less than $15 worth of electricity. You just need some...
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Nissan Leaf gets big price drop, like $15,000 big, in Australia
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Pacific Region A few months and one hemisphere later, Nissan has gotten around to cutting the price of its all-electric Leaf in Australia. The Japanese automaker has...
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Australia university researchers more than double EV battery capacity
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region When your country boasts a fairly desolate area called the "Outback" that's about 1,800 miles wide, driving range is paramount. Researchers at Australia's...
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UM's solar race team builds Generation, the 'ultimate electric vehicle,' for...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Solar, Pacific Region, Racing The University of Michigan has built a vehicle just about any green-car enthusiast would appreciate, except maybe those from Ohio...
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Evans Electric unveils monster in-wheel motor Down Under
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region Egg cookery is slow cookery, or so says my Mom. Apparently it shares this trait with in-wheel electric motor cookery. We first told you...
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