Microsoft taps Tesla Roadster for in-game sound effects

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 12:08 p.m.
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The Tesla Roadster is the ideal vehicle for any environmentally-conscious driving enthusiast, but the EV is also proving to be a perfect fit for the video game world ... Thanks to its silent operation, Microsoft Game Studios has selected the Roadster as its sound effects generator of choice.Although it might seem slightly strange that Microsoft [ ... ] ...

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Iowa Town Has EV Charging Stations at the Ready

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 12:37 p.m.

Iowa businessman Mike Howard’s philosophy on electric vehicles that can be summed up as, “You’ve got to start somewhere.” Thus, Elk Horn, Iowa – population 650 — has four charging stations built and waiting for EVs, with another four stations ...

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2010 Detroit show to feature “Electric Avenue” EV exhibit

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Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 4:44 p.m.
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The Detroit Auto Show may not have the list of attendees it had just a few short years ago – with the likes of Nissan, Land Rover and Porsche dropping out of the annual show – but the growing number of dropouts is allowing the show to expand in other areas.Thanks to a surplus of [ ... ] ...

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Nissan teases all-electric NV200 commercial van

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Published Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:57 a.m.
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Nissan has released the first official sketch of its upcoming NV200 all-electric commercial van ... Based on the standard NV200 launched earlier this year, the electric vehicle version will likely share its powertrain with Nissan’s soon-to-be-launched Leaf EV ... Judging from the teaser sketch the EV version of the NV200 will share much of its [ ... ] ...

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Hyundai-Kia team with Korean State Power Co for EV

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Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.
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Rumors suggest that Korean automaker Hyundai and its subsidiary Kia have teamed up with Korean Electric Power Company in order to develop a special EV battery charging system for upcoming EV models.Details are still scarce, but it is known that Hyundai and its Kia subsidiary will be developing the EV vehicle itself, and their partner [ ... ] ...

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Plug-N-Go Provides Solar Power for EVs

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 2:44 p.m.

SunPods, a solar power company, is testing its first pre-engineered solar-panel electric vehicle charging station in San Jose, Calif. The SP-300 EV Plug-N-Go portable charging station provides solar energy directly to your car’s socket (currently a slim market but soon ...

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Audi e-tron Going To Production As R4, Gas-Powered Version In The Works?

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Published Oct. 14, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.
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A gasoline-powered version of an electric car is about as meaningless a concept as one could conceive, but that's just what Audi may have in store for us, if the latest reports prove true. The all-electric Audi e-tron, already headed to production , could come in both in the zero-emissions EV form and as a gasoline-powered sports car to ...

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2009 Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota FT-EV II Electic Car Concept

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Published Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.

TOYOTA IS SET to unveil a new version of an old recipe this month, with the FT-EV II due to appear at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show ...

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Toyota FT-EV II Concept Heralds New Link Between Cars and People

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Published Oct. 7, 2009 at 6:33 a.m.
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on the heels of yesterday’s reveal of the FT-86 Concept comes the first details for Toyota’s second concept car planned for this month’s 2009 Tokyo Motor Show ... The latest concept is the “Future Toyota Electric Vehicle II” (FT-EV II) all-electric minicar, which builds on the first-generation FT-EV ...

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Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf get nervous as EPA revisits Electric Car Mileage Claims

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Published Oct. 7, 2009 at 3:10 p.m.

Not long ago, General Motors said that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would give its new Chevrolet Volt a fuel economy rating of 230 miles per gallon. Nissan then countered, claiming that its Leaf EV would get ...

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