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• SIM-Drive's SIM-LEI electric car achieves 207-mile driving range in Japan

  

  Manufacturers are constantly optimising the driving range for electric vehicles, and sure enough, a Japanese startup recently made a breakthrough with its first prototype. Dubbed the SIM-LEI, this cute four-wheeler from SIM-Drive sips juice off a Toshiba 24.9kWh lithium ion battery, and can go from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in...

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  March 31, 2011, 6:00 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Mercedes' A-Class E-Cell gets taken for a test drive

  

  Mercedes-Benz's new A-Class E-Cell may be a limited production vehicle, but it is a production vehicle, which likely means that some folks will be interested in how it actually drives. Thankfully, the folks from PluginCars have now managed to take one for a quick spin, and have delivered a few...

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  March 31, 2011, 4:41 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Leviton announces Evr-Green 120 portable EV charger, pledges no unsightly shedding of leaves

  

  Lack of public EV charging stations got you down? Range anxiety a frustrating part of life? Wouldn't life be grand if you could just carry around an outlet in your trunk? Smile, friend, because Leviton's got just the bit your boot's been looking for. It's the Evr-Green 120 Level 1...

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  March 31, 2011, 8:46 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Obama says federal fleet to run on alternative fuels starting in 2015

  

  Chances are the Secret Service won't be ditching its signature black SUVs for these things anytime soon, but if all goes according to President Obama's new energy plan, even the Commander in Chief's armed guards will be rolling more eco-friendly in the next three years. In a speech given at...

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  March 31, 2011, 8:01 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Delta E4 electric coupe goes out for a spin, carrying lucky humanoid (video)

  

  When was the last time you rode in an electric vehicle almost entirely constructed of carbon fiber and good for 250 miles on a charge? We're laying odds on "never," which is why we turned a shade of violent green when we saw Fully Charged host (and part-time Series 4000...

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  March 31, 2011, 5:13 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• ECOmove QBEAK EV unveiled, grows a roof but no actual beak (video)

  

  You might expect a car with the word "beak" in its nose to have something of a pronounced proboscis. Not so. It's the ECOmove QBEAK, a little, orange, all-electric car that's now been shown in the actual flesh in both coupe and convertible form. The car seats an odd number...

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  March 30, 2011, 4:54 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Smart Fortwo ED gets official EPA ratings: 94 MPG city, 79 MPG on the highway

  

  Looks like "Team 250" is primed to add a few new members now that the EPA has revealed its official MPGe ratings for Smart's Fortwo EDs. Rated at 94 miles-per-gallon in the city and 79 on the highway, the car takes motorists 63 miles per charge -- making it slightly...

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  March 28, 2011, 3:28 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Tesla Roadsters cover 10M miles, American Chiropractic Association members laugh maniacally

  

  If you've been following the development of Tesla's first production car, the Roadster, you probably already know that it can do up to 240ish miles on a charge -- or an awful lot more in perfectly ideal conditions. Cumulatively, though, they can go much, much further. Tesla has sold around...

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  March 28, 2011, 3:01 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

• Volvo C30 Electric test drive (video)

  

  We've been covering the Volvo C30 Electric pretty closely because, well, let's face it: it's one of the few genuinely good looking electric cars in the pipeline. Sure, the Focus Electric looks fine, despite the excessive dental gear, and Tesla's products are certainly saucy, but for every Roadster in the...

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  March 25, 2011, 2:17 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

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