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Nissan Exploring Inductive Charging Capable of Power Transfer Over Longer Distances for its Plug-ins

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Subsequently, GM suspended production of its Gen2+ MagneCharge units in 2002. Minoru Shinohara, a Nissan corporate senior vice president, had said in a presentation at the SAE World Congress in April this year that Nissan was experimenting with stationary and mobile wireless recharging.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Reply to this comment by TotallyMadeUpName April 7, 2009 7:34 AM PDT Bike lanes were designed with the idea of carrying vehicles that are about 2 feet wide, with , of course, padding on each side. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When most of America will be reluctant to buy a GM car because the company might go bankrupt how the hell did those in charge think bailing them out was a good idea? I had surmised this in my 2002 car design thesis [link] even before anyone was talking about plug in series hybrids. This is true, irrespective of the merits of the Volt.

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