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It can reach a top speed of 80MPH and a range of 100 miles on a single charge. Recharging can be done through a standard home outlet which takes about 16 hours when plugged into 110V outlets and 5 hours on 220V sockets. The TRIAC EV from Green Vehicles started selling last November and retails for $24,995.

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While the United States has been working on a green campaign for some time now, other countries are still working to catch up with their own campaigns for more environmentally friendly vehicles. The French, in particular, have just announced a 10-year plan in which they will pump €2.5 billion into the production and deployment of all-electric-vehicles.

The French government hopes that with their efforts there will be 1 million charging stations around the country by 2015 and 4 million by 2020. Furthermore, they hope that by 2020 electric vehicles will make up for 16% of new car sales while 2025 will see 27% made up of the environmentally friendly vehicles.

Let’s hope that this plan works and that more national governments across the world hop on board.

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Towards the beginning of the month Honda told us that they would be focusing on hydrogen powered cars rather than all electrics. However, recent reports suggest that due to the limited availability of hydrogen components, Honda will actually be producing an all electric vehicle after all.

If these reports are true, we could possible be seeing a Honda produced EV prototype at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show with the vehicle itself going into production sometime in 2015.

For now, we’ll be stuck playing the waiting game.

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It seems that Ford’s Executive Chairman of the Board isn’t convinced about the Chevy Volt’s 230mpg claim. In fact, he isn’t even convinced that Nissan’s Leaf EV should be rated at 367mpg like the company said it would.

It’s not the automakers fault, he says, but instead the EPA who uses meaningless method of determining the fuel efficiency of such vehicles. Below is a quote Mr. Ford gave to Green Car Advisor concerning the matter:

“The government will have to come up with a meaningful number for customers – a user-friendly label. And I think they will. I can’t dispute that number, but I’m not sure it’s relevant to the customer either.

Mr. Ford may be onto something as it just doesn’t seem right to base all electric vehicles on the amount of gas they would use. I think instead they should just focus on consumers how much electricity the cars will use for every mile they are driven. Then again, consumers could probably just settle with knowing the vehicle’s range given a predetermined amount of charging.

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Tesla has today released a whole slew of images feature their their Model S in action. As you can see the car looks beautiful, event though that was already.

You can check out the rest of the shots in the gallery below and then begin the long wait until Q3 2011 for a chance to get your hands on the vehicle. If you can afford it, that is.

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Tesla has been kind enough to supply us with a picture of their forthcoming all electric Tesla Roadster Sport. As you can see, the car looks very similar to the regular Roadster except it has a bit of a meaner look.

Furthermore, the Sport will sprint from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds thanks to an updated electric motor and the car will be outfitted with a plethroa of carbon fiber accesories such as a hood and rear spoiler. On the inside, there will be a “push-buton transmission selector” which will oust the original shifter knob along with a touch screen center console.

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Below is a tweet from Nissan’s EV twitter account:

Nissan Leaf = 367 mpg, no tailpipe, and no gas required. Oh yeah, and it’ll be affordable too!

While this most likely isn’t confirmed by the EPA either, Nissan seems pretty confident that their Leaf EV will be far more fuel efficient than GM’s Chevy Volt. We’ll have to wait until both cars hit the market before we pass final judgement.

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Currently, the most publicized extended-range all-electric vehicle is the Chevy Volt. Everyone is making it out the be the most revolutionary car the world has ever seen. However, Mitsubishi may be looking to give GM a run for their money as they too are reportedly working on an extended-range all-electric vehicle.

Apparantly, Mitsubishi’s extended-range EV will be based on the cX concept that was showcased back in 2007 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

If you don’t know what an extended-range EV is, it’s essentially just an all-electric vehicle that uses gasoline to replenish the car’s battery once it runs out of juice. So yes, you’re still using gasoline but it’s not used to actually power the car directly, instead it powers the battery that then powers the car.

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Electric vehicles were once known to sacrifice power to save gas. Those days are long gone with companies such as Ferrari and BMW gearing up to release high powered electric vehicles.

Next up may be Audi, if recent reports are to be believed that suggest the Automaker is gearing up to debut an R8 ePerformance EV concept at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Don’t get this confused, however, as the reports say this call will be powered by nothing more than high capacity batteries and an electric motor making it a fully all electric vehicle.

Audi has yet to say anything of such a car so we’ll have to wait until September to see if these rumors turn out true.

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