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End of an era: Mitsubishi likely to stop making the i-MiEV electric car

Green Car Reports

What was the first mass-produced electric vehicle, after the GM EV1? The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was, by many assessments, a pioneer as a dedicated electric vehicle. Although first put in test fleets in 2007. No, it’s not the Nissan Leaf.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. The 2007 EV Parade in Santa Monica with State Senator Fran Pavley. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Installing the 5.2

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. . and Chrysler. .’s

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

Green Car Congress

Nissan is developing an inductive charging system capable of transmitting power wirelessly over longer distances, and is exploring scaling it up for use with its electric car. The two coils must be very close together, but do not make direct electrical contact. Andre Kurs, Aristeidis Karalis, Robert Moffatt, J. Science Vol.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

. Âť will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year.

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