Auto Alliance Puts the Spotlight on Industry Jobs
February 3, 2012 – 9:55 am | No Comment

New JobsFromAutos.com website launches.
The auto industry’s leading trade association representing car manufacturers has launched an awareness campaign in cooperation with the Washington Auto Show. That campaign aims to demonstrate to Americans the importance automobile manufacturing …

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Marketing Accuracy Needs to Accompany EV Promotion
July 26, 2011 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Marketing Accuracy Needs to Accompany EV Promotion

Comparing apples with oranges and with pears is just wrong.
With Plug-In 2011 behind us, its time to review one aspect of vehicle electrification that may get overlooked: consumer marketing. I say this because after speaking …

Out of Power? AAA Offers Juice to Go.
July 21, 2011 – 12:10 am | No Comment
Out of Power? AAA Offers Juice to Go.

Roadside assistance, EV style.
RALEIGH, N.C. — AAA, the nation’s largest automobile club, has announced that it is offering the first roadside assistance truck equipped with electric vehicle rechargers. This truck will provide level 2 and …

News & Notes From Plug-In 2011
July 20, 2011 – 11:20 am | One Comment
News & Notes From Plug-In 2011

Our time at Plug-In 2011 Conference and Exposition was much too short, although spending 10 hours on Monday at the Raleigh Convention Center and another 14 hours on Tuesday meant that we got to meet …

7 Opening Day Takeaways from Plug-In 2011
July 19, 2011 – 6:14 am | No Comment
7 Opening Day Takeaways from Plug-In 2011

The first day of the Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition is behind us, with perhaps the busiest day just hours away. Plug-In 2011 has come to the Oak City – Raleigh, N.C. – so let’s …

Driven: 2011 Nissan LEAF
July 18, 2011 – 3:04 pm | No Comment
Driven: 2011 Nissan LEAF

By Harrison Card
Our first impression of Nissan’s EV.
The Nissan Leaf offers customers an electric car-nothing more, nothing less. While many manufacturers attempt to blend the range of a gasoline vehicle with the efficiency of an …

Media Ride-N-Drive Opens Plug-In 2011 Conference
July 18, 2011 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Media Ride-N-Drive Opens Plug-In 2011 Conference

Media event kicks off electric vehicle confab.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The very first press event at the Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition was a media ride and drive featuring recently released vehicles such as the Chevrolet …

Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Opens
July 18, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Opens

Noted international conference moves east for 2011.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition opens today, a four-day event being held at the Raleigh Convention Center in the heart of North Carolina’s capital city. …

Public Invited to Special Plug-In 2011 Showing
June 28, 2011 – 3:48 pm | No Comment
Public Invited to Special Plug-In 2011 Showing

Public night schedule offers an insider’s look at an emerging industry.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Although closed to the public, the Plug-In 2011 Convention and Exposition that will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center in North …

Plug-In 2011 Breakout & Plenary Sessions Set
June 16, 2011 – 8:18 am | No Comment
Plug-In 2011 Breakout & Plenary Sessions Set

RALEIGH, N.C. – Plug-In 2011 is about one month away, a four-day convention and exposition that is being held at the Raleigh Convention Center downtown. Information about the breakout and plenary sessions has been …

Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Takes Shape
June 10, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Takes Shape

Raleigh hosts vehicle electrification technology event.
RALEIGH, N.C. — It isn’t very often that an automotive event of national significance comes to the area where this publication is physically centered, but next month we’ll have a …

Plug-In 2011 Agenda Set for Raleigh Event
April 12, 2011 – 3:02 pm | No Comment
Plug-In 2011 Agenda Set for Raleigh Event

“Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition” is coming to Raleigh, N.C. this summer, an event running from July 18-21, at the Raleigh Convention Center. The four-day conference is in its fourth year and is being held …

Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Registration Commences
March 17, 2011 – 4:56 am | No Comment
Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Registration Commences

Raleigh, N.C, is the host for Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition, a four-day event taking place July 18-21, 2011, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Now in its fourth year, this international event has switched coasts …

Raleigh Prepares For Plug-In 2011 Conference
January 20, 2011 – 6:15 am | One Comment
Raleigh Prepares For Plug-In 2011 Conference

The start of the conference is still six months away, but organizers are working diligently to ensure that Plug-In 2011 meets expectations. That’s important because the conference, now in its fourth year, has moved to …

Driven: Battery Electric Ford Focus
November 4, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Driven: Battery Electric Ford Focus

One lap around a big block doesn’t allow for a thorough review of any car, but when the opportunity arrives to test drive a car not yet in production, then you grab it.
Such was the …

NC International Auto Expo Rolls On
February 12, 2010 – 7:28 am | 5 Comments
NC International Auto Expo Rolls On

I took advantage of an opportunity to visit the North Carolina International Auto Expo in Raleigh on Thursday, the first of four days that the show is being held at the NC State Fairgrounds. By …

Raleigh Auto Show Opens Thursday
February 9, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment
Raleigh Auto Show Opens Thursday

Because I live a stone’s throw away from Raleigh, I get to enjoy the annual North Carolina International Auto Expo which is held for four days every February inside the Jim Campbell building on the …