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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. First Drive: 2013 RAV4 EV. Coda Automotive , with its warmed-over Chinese sedan, has departed, but Fisker (now Karma) Automotive has revived its high-end plug-in hybrid under new Chinese ownership.

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DOE Closes $465M Loan to Tesla Motors

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The Palo Alto facility will assemble electric vehicle battery packs, electric motors, and related electric vehicle control equipment, both for Tesla’s own electric vehicles and for sale to other automobile manufacturers. and Fisker Automotive. The agreement was negotiated and signed by the Department’s Loan Programs Office.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. based Fisker plans to produce just 15,000 plug-in hybrids a year, starting later this year, with pricing to start at $87,900. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. The Irvine, Calif.-based

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia No announced plans. Detroit Free Press ).

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