Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

In response to the Presidential Auto Task Force Report that concluded that the plug-in Chevrolet Volt was unlikely to be commercially successful in the short-term due to its cost ( earlier post ), Plug In America is proposing a plan to make GM’s Chevy Volt and other plug-in cars more affordable. and was a co-founder of Plug In America.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

As a more long term solution, GM is introducing homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) which can offer a 12-15 per cent improvement in fuel economy while remaining more affordable than diesel or hybrid technologies. Critics will point to the fact that GM missed the boat with the ill-fated EV1, which was produced from 1996 to 1999.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. Where is affordable. — kent beuchert 10. The hell with the GMs.

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