Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Conversions are limited to certain vehicle types.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But the tests are too costly for the typical small startup to afford and the warranties are unattainable because the electric batteries currently used to power plug-ins don’t last ten years. The board had voted in 1990 to require that at least 10 percent of cars sold in California to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2003.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Establishing dealer network. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ).

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