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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. In November 2009, President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a new joint initiative on electric vehicles, agreeing to work together on research, technology, and standards.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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Rate this comment: ( Reply ) Re: Half a Volt kstauff on 04/16/2009 at 2:27 PM Posts: 18 Avg Rating: Its certainly a lot better looking than the Volt and in any case has much better over all performance. JD Power estimates that Tesla will sell 500 to 800 cars next year, while Fisker Automotive is expected to sell more than 10,000. [1]

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

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Other editions: Mobile | News Feeds | E-Newsletters | Electronic Edition Find it: Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds Sponsored by: Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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BST on Thursday 16 April 2009. It appeared in the Guardian on Thursday 16 April 2009 on p1 of the Top stories section. BST on Thursday 16 April 2009. southern linc and southern telecom.fortune magazine. My Web del.icio.us Report errors or inaccuracies: reader@guardian.co.uk My Web del.icio.us It was last updated at 14.16

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Deffeyes "The Party's Over", by Richard Heinberg "Power Down: Options and actions for a post-carbon world", by Richard Heinberg, 2004 "The Solar Economy", by Herman Scheer "Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Oil Shock", by Matt Simmons Return to top Copyright © 2005-2009 Plug In America. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know?

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US billion).

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

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Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. April 17, 2009 12:22 pm Link I don’t see how the Telsa Sedan would be an advantage. — Goodbye 2. — Dan 3.

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