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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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According to Automotive News , experts are increasingly worried about the results of these kinds of studies. From Automotive News : "It's a vicious cycle," said Sam Abuelsamid, e-mobility analyst at Guidehouse Insights. "If Originally published in 2011, the NBER study goes into all of the above without focusing on powertrain types.

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles. Deliveries start in 2011. "The Volt is a case study.

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