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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

I’ve been eagerly reading the flurry of blog entries and ongoing speculation on the MINI E. The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. Below is a video of the AC Propulsion eBox First Peek debut from August 18th, 2006. second range.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford at 2006 Shareholders Meeting ) GM top 12/31/07 [GM Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz, 75, is undergoing a green conversion in the twilight of his career. "I The biggest barrier is the battery."

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