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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

A citywide backlash against battery-powered vehicles followed, as reported by multiple sources. Soon enough, the fire was extinguished, and the ship was towed to a port on the coast of the Netherlands, as reported by CleanTechnica. For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. " BYD can afford to hire lots of them because their salaries are only about $600 to $700 a month; they also get subsidized housing in company-owned apartment complexes and low-cost meals in BYD canteens.

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