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That was then; this is now. Strong government incentives and regulations, car and battery-maker innovations and the public's genuine concern for global warming are all contributing to the EV enthusiasm. But utilities are working feverishly to put infrastructure standards in place; the prospect of managing rapid EV growth has utility executives both amped up over the opportunity and queasy about unplanned snafus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

While EV owners can charge the cars by plugging them into a regular 110-volt outlet, the "slow charge" can take up to eight hours and may jack up an electric bill the equivalent of 2 kilowatts per month. Most e-car owners will eventually want to plug in their faster, highway-approved EVs into new rapid-charging, 220-volt garage chargers. But that requires another step: finding a certified electrician and several thousand more dollars to install the add-on feature to the home or garage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

Watch TIME's video about charging your electric car for 60 cents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

...SoCal Edison and other utilities, like San Diego Gas & Electric, are hoping early-adopter enthusiasm and new infrastructure upgrades in hot e-car zip codes, like Santa Monica and Newport Beach, will overcome these early market glitches. (See the history of the electric car...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

...researcher and activist for the highly respected Russian human-rights-defense organization Memorial, was abducted early Wednesday morning as she was walking to catch a bus to work. According to Memorial head Oleg Orlov, who spoke with neighbors who had witnessed the kidnapping, she was hustled into a white car by four unknown men. Eight hours later, police found her body in the violence-plagued neighboring republic of Ingushetia. (Read "Moscow Removes Ingushetia President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Killings of Russia's Human-Rights Activists Continue | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

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