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iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The second charger was added to allow people such as apartment owners, who dont normally have access to a plug in their parking area, or who have to park on the street, be able to get a charge at charging stations set up at places like shopping centers and convenience stores. The i-MiEV isnt just a science project either.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

He left for UK in the seventies - and started an arts supply store. His son has now taken over the store, closed it down - and shifted to an entirely online model. Was 2000 hrs by then. Delhi Police waits patiently till the vehicle comes up for sale, and then recovers all the dues.) Was 1900 hrs by the time we left.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. Its essentially a set of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels with batteries built in to store power for use when the suns not out, all to be designed and manufactured by BYD. "Solar is an endless source of energy," Wang says.

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