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josh — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:07:36 +0000

http://energy.aol.com/2012/02/29/all-charged-up-over-electric-car-breakthrough/

There will be no “Who Killed the Electric Car? – Part two,” asserts Atul Kapadia, Chairman/CEO of Envia Systems. Kapadia said he’s confident electric vehicles will conquer the consumer market this time around because his Newark, California company has been able to nearly triple the energy density of a typical lithium-ion battery.

2012: Year of the Electric Vehicle

josh — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:49:20 +0000

On Saturday, February 18th Plug’nDrive worked with the Globe and Mail, Ontario Power Generation, Power Workers Union, Smart Car, Nissan, GM and Mitsubishi to create an electric vehicle (EV) supplement. The supplemented was distributed across Ontario, providing readers with an overview of the industry, providing a snapshot of today and providing highlights of where the industry is going.

2012: Year of the Electric Vehicle

Toronto Autoshow Feb 17-26

josh — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:01:56 +0000

Plug’nDrive is heading to the Canadian International Autoshow! Be sure to check us out in the Eco-Drive Showcase on the 700 level of the South Convention Centre.

As a special thanks to those who come talk to us we will be giving away tickets a special screening of ‘Revenge of the Electric Car’ in a community near you.

The Eco-Drive Showcase is presented by CAA

How will we travel in The Next Dimension? Hybrids? Hybrid Plug-ins? Battery-electric drive trains? Or perhaps advanced conventional technologies will be the next trend? Welcome to Eco-Drive Showcase presented by CAA, a brand new feature at the 2012 AutoShow presenting an array of clean fuel-efficient vehicles and technologies that are on the market right now, or soon-to-be. Automakers will showcase their most fuel-efficient offerings, in addition to the vehicle displays brought to you by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s (AJAC) Brighton-to-London Eco-Run taking place in the spring of 2012.

Remember to follow us on Twitter and use the hashtag #CIAS12

Detroit Autoshow 2012

josh — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:46:21 +0000

On January 12th, 2012 we took a trip to the North American International Autoshow on a fact finding mission to see what new and exciting creations were awaiting us in the coming years. It also helped us get ideas in our preparation for the Canadian International Autoshow which is running February 17 -26.

The atmosphere at the show was electric as we discovered some very interesting and never before seen EVs, some concepts but also a lot of cars that are coming into production soon. Please take a look at some of our photos and if you have any questions about the vehicles please don’t hesitate to ask!

Ford Focus EV

VW eBugster

VIA Motors

HONDA FIT

BMW i8

BMW i3

Happy Holidays

josh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:43:11 +0000

On behalf of Plug’nDrive we would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday season!