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Feb. 9 at 1:48 p.m.
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Filed under: Autos, Environment, Green

Chicago OKs contract for 280 car charging stations

By Julie Wernau

A residential electric car charging station in Washington D.C. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty)

By the end of this year, Chicagoans will not only be able to purchase and drive electric vehicles, but also charge those vehicles in the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee.

The city of Chicago has awarded a $1.9 million contract to a California firm to install 280 electric vehicle charging stations in Chicago and surrounding suburbs by the end of 2011.

The contract — paid for with equal state and federal dollars though a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — means the city has cleared a major hurdle on the road to widespread electric vehicle adoption. Get the full story »

Oct. 27, 2010 at 12:57 p.m.
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Filed under: Autos, Environment, Green, Technology

Power says electric cars just don’t have the spark

By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal

A well-known auto industry forecasting firm on Wednesday suggested that the heavily promoted battery-powered vehicles about to appear  are headed for a much slower takeoff then some auto makers and industry analysts expect.

In a new study, J.D. Power & Associates said sales of electric cars are likely to remain low for  several years and won’t make up more than a small slice of the global market even 10 years down the road. Get the full story »