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Does anyone know if Supercharger sites have stationary battery storage to buffer the demand on the grid? I've heard some people discuss that there maybe the need for them, and it seems like a popular Supercharger site could have pretty high peaks in power draw. Thanks.

This ad makes absolutely no sense. It basically attacks the way a Nissan Leaf charges (in a totally dishonest way). Then shows a picture of a Lexus GS Hybrid, which Starting at $60,430 is double the price of a Leaf and way closer to Model S. But they know better than to attempt to compare it...

The Sierra Club of Florida's Beyond Oil Campaign is hosting a National Plug In Day Event in Temple Terrace, Florida. The address is: 8799 56th St. N Temple Terrace, Fl 33617 September 28, 2013 Time: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM Come out and show off your Tesla, talk to prospective buyers and enjoy all...

JB Straubel is stating that Tesla will eventually have the technology to charge their vehicles in about 5 minutes, and no this is not referring to their battery swapping program... Tesla CTO JB Straubel Says His Company Can Charge Electric Vehicles, With No Battery Swapping, in Five Minutes |...

This is really interesting. Does anyone know if the Model S uses active or passive battery balancing? Seems like this active system could add a lot more efficiency. Linear Technologys new active cell balancer | ChargedEVs

A Porsche prototype went up in flames in Germany. There was a technical defect which caused the incident and caused millions of dollars of damage. This incident can create a large blemish on the EV industry. Porsche Electric Vehicle Prototype Goes Up in Flames - Corporate Intelligence - WSJ

EVs are in hot demand and the 1,100 Honda Fit's to sell in the U.S. are already spoken for... Waiting lists lengthen for Fit EV as Honda includes Leviton home charging station with lease | ChargedEVs

Chile is planning to unveil their competition to the Smart Car and the Mini-Cooper later this year with their Android enabled, one-man electric vehicle by Voze. It will be customizable in July and will have touch screen display for all controls. Chiles First Electric Car Hopes To Draw In...

Hello all, My name is Will and I currently reside in Tampa, Florida. I do not currently own an EV but I would love to purchase one in the near future and of course the Tesla Model S is on the top of my list ;). I look forward to reading everyones post and learning more about the EV world. Cheers!