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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. See instructions for fixing the problem.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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and Chrysler struggle to come up with business plans that regulators will embrace. and Chrysler. .&# and Chrysler. Even this article keeps showing the old futuristic version model which GM said can’t be done. rolls toward bankruptcy. Financial aid for such projects has been put on hold as G.M. Whatever B.C.G.’s

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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April 12, 2009 2:08 pm Link Obama’s “Social Democratic&# dream will be further unveiled after the failure of GM and Chrysler is certain and on the books. I also wrote an article about cars and what’s good and not good. Portland is already an EV center and has been for 15 yrs. — jerryd 7. Next: a carbon tax.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point. Posted by: Driver | Apr 14, 2009 4:32:54 PM The demise of GM - Ford - Chrysler - SELF INFLICTED!

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