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What up with GM's Plug-in hybrid Volt?

Plugs and Cars

"GM tries to unplug Volt hype" is not the headline I've been hoping to see out of Motor City this spring. But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today. Just weeks after announcing production, perhaps, in 2010, the industry's hometown paper lets us know this is no done deal.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car?

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market? Quote from the article: “Investors, too, are excited. Here is the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. percent of $1.9

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

At the end of this article, Prof. Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). Here is the full text of the entire article in case the link goes bad: [link]. It’ll be interesting to see how their vehicles compare to all the rest in terms of efficiency.

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who will benefit?

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Knowles develops next-generation safety capacitors to meet the growing demand for 800-volt EV systems

Charged EVs

Most vehicle electrical systems were all based on 12 volts, and used capacitors rated for 30 V or 50 V test requirements. So, business has begun to swing over to new entrants in the auto industry. That’s expressed in terms of volts per micron. Let’s take safety caps for an example. So, we help with that.

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Elon Musk scares Mercedes-Benz and BMW: former GM and Ford exec Bob Lutz

Teslarati

Lutz’s statements were included in an article awarding Elon Musk with the Financial Times ‘ Person of the Year Award. . Elon Musk’s second consecutive Person of the Year Award was granted by the FT in no small part due to Tesla’s accomplishments in the auto sector.

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