MVCC to host electric car forum

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Brica Back Seat Storage with Seat Protector, Gray

Brica Back Seat Storage with Seat Protector – Gray Brica Back Seat Storage with Seat Protector Portable tote keeps toys neat and organized. Convenient pockets on three sides of storage bin hold smaller items, books and cups. Plus three additional mesh pockets on front of seat protector provide even more ...

Electric Car Charging Station Installed in Kennewick

By Collin Sullivan. Published Friday, May 18th, 2012 A new, electric automobile charging station has been installed at Perfection Tire and Auto Repair on Union Street in Kennewick.

US regulators join probe into fire that destroyed electric car

U.S. auto-safety regulators are joining inquiries into a Texas garage fire that destroyed a Fisker Automotive Inc. Karma, a $103,000 plug-in electric vehicle. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent investigators to help investigate the cause of the fire at a home in Sugar Land, Texas, that Fisker learned ...

Ready to plug in? Weigh the options

If you are considering a new automobile purchase, an electric automobile might be worthy of consideration for the first time since the Turkey Trot was a national craze. While the thought of never visiting a gas station again holds appeal, there are things to think about before you take the ...

LAW® California F&I Library Launched by Reynolds and Reynolds and California …

DAYTON, Ohio, May 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) this day announced the launch of the LAW® California F&I Library, which is a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for California motor vehicle ...

Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle review

It goes on sale in the US first and arrives in the UK this autumn. No prices yet, but anticipate to be paying at least £25,000 including the Government’s £5,000 subsidy. The driveline has been developed by Magna International and it includes a 23kWh, liquid-cooled, LG Chem-supplied lithium-ion battery pack, ...

Automakers spending more to add appeal to their interiors

Interiors cement an owner’s love affair with a automobile and as the auto industry returns to health, more resources are being earmarked to ensure a satisfying experience behind the wheel. More luxurious materials in mainstream vehicles and a greater amount of technology are being driven by engineering and manufacturing advances ...

Boulder celebrates first Electric Vehicle Day with expo on CU-Boulder campus

University of Colorado research associate Noah Podolefsky spent a year and $10,000 converting a 1993 GSX-R Suzuki motorcycle into an electric bike.Thursday, he got the chance to show off his hard work. Podolefsky’s motorcycle sat between a yellow Tesla Roadster and an array of electric-assist bicycles at Boulder’s Electric Car ...

Business Casual: Taking a smooth drive in an all-electric auto

As I drove Ford’s new electric automobile onto the Harbor (110) Freeway on-ramp, Chicago’s “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” played on the radio. It was my second time driving an electric vehicle. The first was years ago when I took General Motors’ now-defunct EV1 for a zip ...