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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

Drive EV

Since 2011, the government has provided close to £1.3 3 is set to become the people’s electric car with ample range, interior space equivalent to the class above and all the kit you will ever need. The plug-in car grant was introduced 10 years ago to stimulate the early market for zero-emission vehicles. The new Id.3 Mazda MX-30.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. No announced plans.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt. And thats not even the half of it, can anyone say …GODZILLA ,,,its GODZILLA!

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do you see that?

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