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Gordon wants more electric cars :: KTAR.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car dealers will prosper in the city, and the state will be getting sales tax. Mark Perry with Nissan said the idea of people tooling down the interstate in an electric vehicle is no longer a pipe dream. Perry said, Nissans electric car "is completely highway capable. One, the battery technology has improved.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. All will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. Connect the investor to the electric-vehicle developer: A. Fisker Automotive. Tesla Motor. Bright Automotive. Reuben Munger. Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Warren Buffett.

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Letter from Copenhagen

Revenge of the Electric Car

So were the electric Teslas, Nissans, Renaults, Betterplace vehicles, and Danish cars of the “International Mayor’s EV Parade,&# a couple days later. Delays aside, all systems were go with an order for 100,000 electric cars from Nissan already in place. They were long gone. At the moment all I wanted was a bike.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nissan, through its joint venture with NEC, has created a battery pack that meets the requirements of the electric vehicle and will produce it in mass volume. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding. The entire framework will go through a series of tests starting this year. SZ (1) 6753.T SZ (1) 6753.T

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