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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year, according to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, who made the announcements during a live video webcast 1 July. Earlier post.). The Drive will stop in Little Rock, Ark.,

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2012 Ford Focus Electric Sales To Squeak Into 'End Of Year'

Green Car Reports

Yesterday, the news came down: The 2012 Ford Focus Electric will be priced at $39,995 before incentives, exactly the same as the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. According to Ford, "A limited number of Focus Electrics will first be available in California and the New York/New Jersey regions" late this.

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First production Tesla Model S donated to the Petersen Auto Museum

Teslarati

In addition, Jurvetson also posted some quotes from stories covering the Model S upon its 2012 release, and he says reading them gives him goosebumps as he thinks back on that time. Here are just a few of the shorter quotes Jurvetson shared from the 2012 reviews: “The Model S isn’t just the most important car of the year.

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EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest

Baua Electric

It investigated charging infrastructure investments for electric trucks and the impact of truck electrification on rates for New York State’s two largest utilities. The post EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. 2023 by Synapse Energy Economics.

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How Philanthropy Became This IEEE Member’s Cause

Cars That Think

He moved to New York City in 1969 and worked for Gibbs and Hill Engineering, a construction and consulting firm. In 1977 he joined the New York Power Authority 's engineering department in Manhattan. Dent's volunteerism started when he joined the IEEE PES New York Chapter. VOLUNTEER WORK.

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Mercedes Plans B-Class Range-Extended Electric Car For U.S.

Green Car Reports

In a little over ten weeks at the 2012 New York Auto Show, we’ll see it again -- but this time it will be a production version destined to go on sale exclusively in the U.S. Talking with the Automotive News at the.

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Twitter to adopt ‘poison pill’ strategy to fend off Musk’s $43B bid for platform

Teslarati

A new statement from Twitter released just after noon on Friday in New York said the company plans to adopt “limited duration shareholder rights plan, enabling all shareholders realize full value of company.” Netflix also used the “poison pill” strategy in 2012. ” “Twitter, Inc.

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