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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

If all goes as planned, VW is hoping to introduce the technology on vehicles by 2010, that magical year when plug-in electric vehicles being promised by multiple automakers are supposed to hit the world's roads. No word yet on how many of these four cars will actually hit the market in 2010.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to a study by the. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT. billion invested in 180 green-technology companies worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to a study by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. Quote from the article: “Investors, too, are excited. percent of $1.9

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Karma, a luxury four-passenger sedan, can be recharged by plugging it in; it can then be driven on power from a battery alone for 50 miles. After that, an onboard gasoline generator kicks on to recharge the battery, extending the range by 250 miles between fill-ups. The Karma can be refueled quickly.)

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. Tokyo-based Honda plansstarting producing the vehicles in late 2010. “We Naturally, we’regoing to have to accommodate that too.” General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan MotorCo., and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc.,are

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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More Recharging Detroit The future of the U.S. No party for Citis owners: You and me FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- When gas was topping $4 a gallon last summer, the urgency to find alternative sources of energy to power cars and trucks became clear to most Americans. auto manufacturers.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. And thats not even the half of it, can anyone say …GODZILLA ,,,its GODZILLA!

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