Ultra-fast Charge Nears Reality for Electric Cars By Ned Smith, BusinessNewsDaily Senior Writer

This fall, the first mass-market electric vehicles (EV) for personal transportation will hit America’s highways and byways. This fleet of pure electric (think Nissan Leaf) and not-so-pure (think electric-powered Chevrolet Volt with its range-extender gas engine) vehicles is just the beginning of a hard-charging onslaught on the way we get around for work and play. But before this zero-emissions future comes to pass, a lot has to happen. One major issue that remains to be solved is charging.  More at:
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Charge That Car—for Less

Electric cars are coming, and utilities are rolling out special rates for the first wave of buyers.

Some are offering "all you can eat" rate plans exclusively for charging electrical vehicles. Others are promoting deals to encourage charging overnight, when electricity costs are lowest. The plans put the electric vehicles on separate meters, and all offer significant savings compared with gasoline prices.

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