MSNBC: Electric Vehicle Range: What, Me Worry?
Studies show ‘range anxiety’ may be low hurdle for EV acceptance

To all those cities worrying about how they are going to get wired for electric vehicles: Fret not. "Range anxiety" may not be as acute as you think.

Studies of drivers who already have electric cars are finding that they prefer the convenience of charging at home, and despite their vehicles’ limited range, most are able to avoid public charging.


The Networked EV: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles: First Step, CA



Monrovia Firm is on the Cutting Edge of `Green’
MONROVIA - A local company is going into the future fully charged.

After two decades of riding the fits and starts of the electric vehicle movement, Monrovia-based AeroVironment, Inc. finds itself at the forefront of an industry that could finally go mainstream. That industry, electric vehicles, represents potential for new jobs ranging from workers at lithium battery plants to electricians working on installing charging stations.


Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car



Zero to 80% in 15 minutes: New Benchmark For EV Fast-Charging
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 26, 2010 – Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK today announced that it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (AV), a leading developer and supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to pursue demonstration and commercial projects using AV’s level III fast-charge system and the THINK City electric vehicle. The projects will be designed to jump-start the development of fast-charge infrastructure in the United States.


Forbes: AeroVironment Will Build A Filling Station In Your Garage
AeroVironment's persistence may pay off big.

The quirky Monrovia, Calif.-based company was hired by General Motors in the 1980s to help develop electric vehicles, leading to the first mass-produced electric vehicle, the EV-1. While GM gave up on the car, AeroVironment kept up its electric vehicle research and development and has been offering EV charging and testing equipment and services to automakers as well as selling a line of chargers for heavy-duty electric forklifts.


Boxer Lauds Critical Investments in California Clean Energy Projects
Los Angeles, CA – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today praised President Obama’s announcement that seven California companies involved in clean-energy manufacturing will receive more than $235 million in job-creating tax credits.

Senator Boxer said, “California is on the cutting edge of the growing clean-energy economy. I am so proud the Department of Energy recognized the leadership of these companies and awarded a quarter-billion dollars of investment to our state that will result in the jobs and energy savings that we so desperately need.”