Electric Cars
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Car2Go launches in D.C. to new challenges and fresh enthusiasm
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Around 200 of these smartcars have reached D.C.'s streets as of last week's launch but will they really pose an obstacle for Zipcar?
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Let's charge electric cars wirelessly through the highway itself
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Researchers at Stanford examine how to use magnetic fields to end range anxiety and change our transportation landscape.
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Is the Chevy Volt safe? Government still checking fire risks but GM says yes
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General Motors offers new enhancements for its prime electric car with assurances that it'll be safe. Will drivers still come around to the Volt?
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Should America support electric cars? The Washington Post says no
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A New Year's Day editorial scoffs at the notion that the electric car and its subsidies will solve our transportation woes. But isn't that rather short-sighted?
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Range anxiety: 'The infrastructure is not here yet for electric vehicles'
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People who drive electric cars may be familiar with the panic that their vehicle will run out of power before they reach the next charging station. Society isn't yet built to support anything except our oil-powered vehicles.
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The first of 47 new electric-vehicle charging stations debut today
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D.C., Virginia, and Maryland are about to get another few dozen EV stations in anticipation of the electric cars hitting the road in the next year or two. Will this infrastructure really encourage drivers to forget oil and hit the road with a fancy new Ford Focus Electric though?
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D.C.'s GOVgreen conference shows off the latest in sustainable transportation
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Now in its second year, the conference features electric cars, bikes, and a funny new invention called a Trikke. See why Mayor Vince Gray dubbed the first week after Thanksgiving "D.C. GOVgreen Week."
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The dialogue of today's transit projects: Environmental victory?
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From streetcars to electric-car plug-in stations to a new Metro stop at Potomac Yard, D.C.'s planners are talking about impact.
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Electric-car charging stations in D.C.: Union Station is newest
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Attention electric-car owners in D.C.! We have some news for all six of you. The District's fourth charging station is set to open Thursday. To the remainder of TBD's readership: Please move along now.
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MOM’s Organic Market courts the electric-car driver with expansion to Baltimore
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The new Baltimore-area store features two electric car-charging stations.
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Government to get electric cars, charging stations in D.C.
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The District is among the cities to get electric cars for U.S. government vehicles. Now, employees will just have to make the car noises themselves.
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More charging spots needed for electric cars
CommentWith gas prices so high, it's a good time to drive an electric car -- only you have to find a way to charge it. For cities and power providers, that raises questions about infrastructure.
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Highlights from Monday's 'Capital Insider'
CommentMissed the show on TV? Watch three video clips on our blog now.
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Washington Auto Show features electric cars
CommentElectric cars are all the buzz at the 2011 Washington Auto Show.
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425 Mass Ave adds electric charging station
Electric cars are finally becoming more a reality.
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