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MIT Electric Vehicle Team Blog. 2010. MIT Electric Vehicle Team Blog. Cambridge, MA: MIT.

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Blanco, Sebastian. 2013. http://green.autoblog.com/2013/02/18/tesla-model-s-road-trip-drivers-have-no-problem-video/. February 18. green.autoblog.com.

Broder, John M. 2013. That Tesla Data: What It Says and What It Doesn’t. February 14. New York, NY: wheels.blogs.nytimes.com.

Musk, Elon. 2013. A Most Peculiar Test Drive. February 13. teslamotors.com.

SULLIVAN, MARGARET. 2013. Problems With Precision and Judgment, but Not Integrity, in Tesla Test. February 18. New York, NY: publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com.

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Anair, Don. 2012. Future State Of Charge: How Clean Will Electric Vehicles Get?. August 20. Think Progress.

Barboza, David. 2010. China to Invest Billions in Electric and Hybrid Cars. August 19. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Barence. 2011. The Future of In-Car Computing. April 25. Slashdot.

Berman, Bradley. 2011. The Electric Leaf’s True Believers Won’t Leave Well Enough Alone. October 14. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Berman, Bradley. 2013. [http://www.homepower.com/articles/vehicles/all-electric/golden-gate-green Golden Gate Green: Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco’s Crissy Field is situated directly beneath the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. The urban park’s shoreline promenade, sand dunes, and long grassy field are ideal vantage points to gaze at clouds sweeping in from the Pacific, across Marin’s mountains, and past the landmark bridge. As of February 2012, the park has become a destination for EV drivers to recharge their cars while they enjoy the picnic sites, hiking and jogging trails, wind surfing, and wildlife viewing]. January 29. homepower.com.

Bunkley, Nick. 2012. Wanted or Not: Alternative-Fuel Cars Flood Auto Show. January 9. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Chafkin, Max. 2013. [http://www.fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb UDACITY'S SEBASTIAN THRUN, GODFATHER OF FREE ONLINE EDUCATION, CHANGES COURSE: HE CAPTIVATED THE WORLD WITH VISIONS OF SELF-DRIVING CARS AND GOOGLE GLASS AND HAS SIGNED UP 1.6 MILLION STUDENTS FOR ONLINE CLASSES. SO WHY IS HE PIVOTING AWAY FROM MOOCS? "WE DON'T EDUCATE PEOPLE AS OTHERS WISHED, OR AS I WISHED," THRUN SAYS]. November 14. fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb.

Chu, Jennifer. 2012. Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars: Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe. July 13. Cambridge, MA: web.mit.edu.

Egbunike, Nwachukwu. 2013. Jelani Aliyu (Nigerian who designed GM’s First Electric Car) Honoured With A National Award. September 10. feathersproject.wordpress.com.

FREE DIY BICYCLE GENERATOR PLANS. 2013. FREE DIY BICYCLE GENERATOR PLANS. www.pedalpowergenerator.com/#FREE

Hybrids and Electric Cars: Tomorrow's Urban Transportation. 2013. Hybrids and Electric Cars: Tomorrow's Urban Transportation. Philadelphia, PA: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu.

icensnow. 2011. Returning Power From Electric Cars To the Grid. hardware.slashdot.org.

James, Adam. 2011. Hottest Issues in Smart Grid, Part 3: Electric Vehicles. Cambridge, MA: thinkprogress.org.

Jaynes, Nick. 2012. Insurance companies ride shotgun as US gov green lights black box recorders in new cars. December 7. digitaltrends.com.

joaommp. 2012. Asking Slashdot: Converting an SUV Into an Hybrid Diesel-Electric?. July 19. ask.slashdot.org

MIT OCW 'Electric Vehicle' Search. 2010. MIT OCW Electric Vehicle Search. August 19. Cambridge, MA: MIT.

MTorrice. 2012. Micromotors Race About By Turning Water Into Hydrogen Gas. August 28. science.slashdot.org.

McGonigle, Bill. 2011. StreetScooter: The $7000 Open-Source Modular Electric Vehicle. tech.slashdot.org.

Moir, Jamie. 2012. Spark: Reinventing Transportation: Making the Shift to Ultralight, Electric Vehicles. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.

Revkin, Andrew. 2011. Scant CO2 Benefit from China’s Coal-Powered Electric Cars. April 10. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Revkin, Andrew. 2011. The ‘Wave’ of the (Car Engine) Future?. April 11. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Rucks, Greg. 2013. Smart Parking: A Launch Pad for Fully Integrated, Intelligent Transportation. April 1. Snowmass, CO: blog.rmi.org/.

Savuporo. 2011. EV Fast-Charging Standards In Flux. April 23. Slashdot.

Schroeder, Stan. 2011. Google & DOE Build a Map for Electric Car Owners. April 21. Mashable.com.

Siler, Steve. 2010. 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid - First Drive Review: The plug-in Prius goes much farther and faster on electricity alone, but remains a Prius in every other respect. caranddriver.com.

Soulskill. 2011. 155 MPH Biofuel Truck Breaks Speed Record. November 25. tech.slashdot.org.

Soulskill. 2013. 8 US States Pushing For 3.3 Million Electric Cars. October 26. tech.slashdot.org.

Soulskill. 2013. Google: Our Robot Cars Are Better Drivers Than You. October 26. tech.slashdot.org.

Soulskill. 2011. Paris Launches World's First Electric Car Share Program. October 04. hardware.slashdot.org.

Stuckey, Daniel. 2013. Nissan's Autonomous Car Now Road Legal In Japan. September 27. tech.slashdot.org.

Timothy. 2012. Tesla Delivers First Batch of Model S Electric Sedans. June 23. tech.slashdot.org

Torbert, Roy, and Blake Herrschaft. 2013. Driving Miss Hazy: Will driverless cars decrease fossil fuel consumption?. January 25. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.

Undercoffler, David. 2010. [Nissan Leaf: A revolutionary vehicle that drives like a car: The five-seat sedan is an enjoyable compact that just happens to avoid using gasoline altogether. It handles like most other front-wheel-drive cars in its class]. December 08. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times.

Voelcker, John. 2012. Five Real-World Facts About Electric Cars. July 1. thinkprogress.org.

White, Charlie. 2011. Nissan Leaf Becomes First Electric Car To Win Global Auto Prize. April 21. Mashable.com.

Yan, Sophia. 2011. U.S. Government Should Install Electric Car Charging Stations, Nissan Says. April 6. New York, NY: Bloomberg News.

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Electric Vehicle Charging

Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Program. 2013. Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Program. Oregon: oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/OIPP/Pages/inn_ev-charging.aspx.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. 2013. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: The Home Depot partnered with SolarCity to design and install electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for homes and businesses. solarcity.com/home-depot/ev/.

Nissan CHARGING AT HOME. 2013. CHARGING AT HOME. NissanUSA.

Voelcker, John. 2013. Are California's electric-car charging stations too congested?. February 28. Christian Science Monitor.

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AndyNatGeo. 2012. Megafactories Tata Nano Part 2. National Geographic.

AndyNatGeo. 2012. Megafactories Tata Nano Part 3. National Geographic.

The Blastolene Story - TUNED. 2012. The Blastolene Story - TUNED. youtube.com.

Haines, Art. 2010. Infinity Miles per Gallon Solar Car - Sunnev. Maine: New Farmer Films.

Jackson, Nicholas. 2011. Video of the Day: Electric Car Without Any Rare Earth Elements. The Atlantic.

Japanese to mass produce cars that run off water!. 2009. Japanese to mass produce cars that run off water!. Japan.

Nissan Leaf Review. 2013. Nissan Leaf Review. Yonkers, NY: Consumer Reports.

timothy. 2013. Solowheel is for People Who Think a Segway is Boring (Video). January 31. tech.slashdot.org.

Yike Bike. 2011. Yike Bike Video Gallery. yikebike.com.

Electric Vehicle Charging

van Diggelen, Alison. 2013. Growing Pains for California's Electric Car Charging Network. November 30. San Francisco, CA: science.kqed.org.

Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations. 2013. Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations. Boulder, CO: City of Boulder.

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Pedal Power. 2013. Pedal Power: News and Information about Pedal Power Transportation, Tools and Technologies. Pedal Power.

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