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

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at least, the recycling infrastructure for the well-established lead-acid batteries is robust. lead-acid batteries have a far better recycling rate than even aluminum bottles — over 90% of lead-acid batteries are recycled. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

80 miles was the range of the EV1 with Lead Acid batteries, that GM tried to use because they wanted the project to fail. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Posted by: Nido Info | Apr 14, 2009 12:45:31 PM wrong Howard. Posted by: Escher | Apr 14, 2009 7:03:44 AM John Q Publi.

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