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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”

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For this article, I’m focusing only on battery-electric vehicles. “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge because before Elon, [people would say] ‘it’s a golf cart,'” Leno told Yahoo! Although EVs are popular today, they were not just a few years ago.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” The best year for a full three-model Hummer lineup was 2007, when it sold 72,000 units. This article appeared in Charged Issue 52 – November/December 2020 – Subscribe now. The high-end launch model runs past $110,000. That’s just not a lot.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Related Articles Chrysler May Dodge the Banking Bullet Quick Read Apr 28, 2009 Group 1 Automotive Inc. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. market b y the end of 2009. Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Posted by: zachrrs | Apr 13, 2009 9:49:54 PM MPG is a scheme that hides just how much fuel gas hogs really take.

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