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EV Advocate Goes the Extra Mile to Talk Electric Cars With President Obama

EV Advocate Goes the Extra Mile to Talk Electric Cars With President Obama

Paul Scott: May 31, 2013

Paul Scott spent his own savings to get the president’s attention on EVs.

Flywheel Energy Storage Lives On at Beacon Power

Flywheel Energy Storage Lives On at Beacon Power

Eric Wesoff: May 31, 2013

An update on Beacon, emerging from bankruptcy to work the frequency regulation markets

Fuel Economy Ratings Fall Short for EVs

Fuel Economy Ratings Fall Short for EVs

Breaking Energy, Conway Irwin: May 31, 2013

How should the EPA rate electric and hybrid vehicles?

Tesla Supercharger Network Operable During Zombie Apocalypse

Tesla Supercharger Network Operable During Zombie Apocalypse

Eric Wesoff: May 30, 2013

By 2015, you can travel from LA to NYC on the Tesla supercharger network. Plus, solar panels and energy storage at the charge stations.

Jon Wellinghoff, Departing FERC Chairman: A Day in the Life of the Grid

Jon Wellinghoff, Departing FERC Chairman: A Day in the Life of the Grid

Eric Wesoff: May 30, 2013

FERC understands the limitations of the current grid. A favorite Wellinghoff presentation revisited.

Boulder’s Electric Vehicle Future

Boulder’s Electric Vehicle Future

April Nowicki: May 30, 2013

Will charging infrastructure lead the way to success?

Smart Grid Cybersecurity the California Way

Smart Grid Cybersecurity the California Way

Jeff St. John: May 30, 2013

How the CPUC is planning to keep the grid secure

Who Killed the Electric Car? The Middle East Edition

Who Killed the Electric Car? The Middle East Edition

Noam Gressel: May 30, 2013

Miracles are considered a viable alternative within a 100-mile radius of Jerusalem, but so are hallucinations.

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John: May 30, 2013

Never mind the bollards. Updated with images.

Battery-Swapping EV Startup Goes to a Better Place

Battery-Swapping EV Startup Goes to a Better Place

Eric Wesoff: May 27, 2013

My VCs spent $850 million and all I got was this crappy Renault.

Grid-Scale Energy Storage on the Cusp of True Market Entry

Grid-Scale Energy Storage on the Cusp of True Market Entry

Eric Wesoff: May 23, 2013

The energy storage industry takes a noticeable step forward this year. We’re covering it in detail in a series of articles.

Tesla Motors Repays Its Government Loan in Full

Tesla Motors Repays Its Government Loan in Full

Stephen Lacey: May 22, 2013

The electric vehicle company becomes the first to pay back the Department of Energy.

ECOtality Steps Out of the EV Project Bubble

ECOtality Steps Out of the EV Project Bubble

Katherine Tweed: May 22, 2013

Welcome to the real world.

Reuters: Fisker Acquisition Offer From Wanxiang and Ex-GM Exec Bob Lutz

Reuters: Fisker Acquisition Offer From Wanxiang and Ex-GM Exec Bob Lutz

Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John: May 22, 2013

How about a a de-electrified Karma with a Corvette ZR-1 drive train?

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Energy Storage, Meet Energy Markets

Jeff St. John: May 21, 2013

AES shows off its battery-agnostic, market-connected energy storage software suite.