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Ford to start shipping Focus Electric to dealers

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co , the second-largest U.S. automaker, will start shipping its first electric passenger car to dealers this weekend, people familiar with the matter said.

Nissan launches first Aussie electric car

NISSAN has launched Australia's first fully electric car, boasting green credentials from the name up.

Mitsubishi builds i-Miev Evo electric car for Pikes Peak

At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in July, Mitsubishi will enter an Evolution version of its i-Miev electric car, alongside a production i-Miev, in the new Electric division. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

L.A. electric car drivers differ from nation, study finds

An analysis of driving data finds that Los Angeles' electric vehicle drivers travel farther and charge more often in public and at off-peak hours. The growing number of electric vehicle drivers in Los Angeles are behaving differently from the national norm. Not only are EV drivers in L.A. traveling farther than those in other cities, but they charge their vehicles more often at public locations ...

AEP to add Coda electric car to its fleet

The electric-car company that recently withdrew a proposal to build a factory in central Ohio is announcing that American Electric Power is the first company in the world to buy one of the cars for its corporate fleet. Coda Automotive’s debut sedan will be part of an AEP fleet that now includes 18 plug-in vehicles, the Columbus-based utility said today.