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First drive Chevy Bolt 200 mile all electric vehicle at CES2016

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-03-22T07:59:43+00:00 January 6th, 2016|Categories: Alternative Fuels, Automobiles and Energy, batteries|Tags: automotive electronics, CES2016, chevy bolt, Consumer Electronics Show, Consumer Electronics Show CES2016, electric vehicle|

First drive of the all electric ‪#‎chevyBolt‬ at ‪#‎ces2016‬ on "Electric Avenue" in Las Vegas, Nevada. 200 mile driving range, under $30,000 after the Federal tax credit. oh yeah!

Bosch’s plugless power for Electric vehicles (EV)

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-03-22T08:00:26+00:00 March 19th, 2014|Categories: Alternative Fuels, Alternative vehicles, Automobiles and Energy, batteries, Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), Electric - Range Extender Vehicle (E-REV), electricity, Technology, Video, youtube.com|

Tanvir Arfi President & CEO Automotive Service Solutions Robert Bosch talks about the new plug less power Bosch is offering. Bosch has electric charging unit's that you can plug into, but how cool is it that you can drive over a plate and the car will charge without plugging into anything? Arfi talks about the [...]

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BMW i3 – born electric, made with carbon fiber

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2017-03-22T08:00:42+00:00 July 30th, 2013|Categories: Alternative Fuels, Alternative vehicles, Automobiles and Energy, batteries, Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), BMW, Electric - Range Extender Vehicle (E-REV), electric vehicles (EV), electricity, Manufacturers, Plugin-electric vehicles, Radio, Technology, The John Batchelor show, Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV)|

The LifeDrive architecture concept was purpose-built specifically for the BMW i3. It is comprised of two modules; the Life Module, and the Drive Module. Think of the Life Module as the passenger cabin, or greenhouse. It is the first-ever mass produced Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) passenger cell in the automotive business, and is a [...]

George Blankenship, Tesla Motors

By Lou Ann Hammond| 2016-09-25T14:33:02+00:00 March 28th, 2013|Categories: Alternative Fuels, Alternative vehicles, Automobiles and Energy, batteries, Car shows, electric vehicles (EV), electricity, Manufacturers, Plugin-electric vehicles, Tesla Motors, Video, Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV)|

George Blankenship, Tesla Motors, Vice President, Sales & Ownership Experience, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the Tesla S. What countries is Tesla selling in now? How many stores does Tesla have in the United States? Blankenship says they have sold 2,500 Tesla Roadsters and are winding the Roadster down and gearing up [...]

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