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When Bob Met Elon … and Chris

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Revenge team filmed a historic meeting in Detroit today — getting GM Vice President and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk together on camera for the first time. More details after the jump : Detroit’s Electric Avenue: The Street of Dreams? Musk if he felt being in Detroit was akin to being “behind enemy lines.”

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US. The ProMaster EV’s 110 kWh battery pack is larger than the Ford E-Transit’s newly enlarged 89 kWh, and Ram quotes a “targeted range” of up to 162 miles “in city driving” against the Ford’s estimated 159 miles (for low-roof cargo vans).

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Chrysler Changes Its Mind About EVs

Revenge of the Electric Car

In January at the Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler upped the ante on its electric car bet by pledging to have 500,000 battery-powered vehicles on the road by 2013, including sports cars and trucks. Read the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat.

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Nissan in China

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. The Detroit News. Nissan unveiled the Leaf electric car in August, and Renault SA displayed four battery-powered concept cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September for vehicles that will go into production within three years. 2009 8:54PM.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US. The ProMaster EV’s 110 kWh battery pack is larger than the Ford E-Transit’s newly enlarged 89 kWh, and Ram quotes a “targeted range” of up to 162 miles “in city driving” against the Ford’s estimated 159 miles (for low-roof cargo vans).

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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