Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » electric cars http://newstalk870.am Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Proposed Law in Washington Would Ticket Motorists for Parking in Charging Stations – What's a Charging Station? http://newstalk870.am/new-wa-bill-tickets-motorists-for-parking-in-charging-stations-where-are-they-anyway/ http://newstalk870.am/new-wa-bill-tickets-motorists-for-parking-in-charging-stations-where-are-they-anyway/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:26:02 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=132967 The electric boogaloo has struck again in Olympia.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/new-wa-bill-tickets-motorists-for-parking-in-charging-stations-where-are-they-anyway/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bryan Mitchell/Getty Images) "EV's (eletric cars) Not Ready For Prime Time"–Toyota Executive (POLL) http://newstalk870.am/evs-eletric-cars-not-ready-for-prime-time-toyota-executive-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/evs-eletric-cars-not-ready-for-prime-time-toyota-executive-poll/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:57:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=53249 The automotive industry is starting to "get it"...American consumers are just not that interested in electric cars.  But apparently Obama doesn't get it yet.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/evs-eletric-cars-not-ready-for-prime-time-toyota-executive-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bryan Mitchell/Getty Images) CA Adopts New 'Stringent' Car Pollution Standards http://newstalk870.am/ca-adopts-new-stringent-car-pollution-standards/ http://newstalk870.am/ca-adopts-new-stringent-car-pollution-standards/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:45 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=37825 The California Air Resources Board this week adopted a brand new package of air quality requirements and restrictions, THE most comprehensive, and some say, crippling to consumers, in US history.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ca-adopts-new-stringent-car-pollution-standards/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Chevy To 'Call Back' 8000 Volts; Structural Safety Changes http://newstalk870.am/chevy-to-call-back-8000-volts-structural-safety-changes/ http://newstalk870.am/chevy-to-call-back-8000-volts-structural-safety-changes/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:02:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=33608 GM will modify battery compartment for crash safety

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/chevy-to-call-back-8000-volts-structural-safety-changes/feed/ 0 (photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Millions In US Taxpayer Money To Build Electric Cars–In Finland http://newstalk870.am/millions-in-us-taxpayer-money-to-build-electric-cars-in-finland/ http://newstalk870.am/millions-in-us-taxpayer-money-to-build-electric-cars-in-finland/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:52:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=16745 The bankruptcy and subsequent collapse of controversial solar energy company Solyndra has shed new light on other Obama administration "green" projects;  now the spotlight is on an automaker who took millions in US taxpayer funded loans to build electric hybrid cars...in Finland.

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