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Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News. By Dana Hull.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Ford has done it's share of electric cars, including the Ranger EV and Th!nk nk City that were its ZEV mandate cars in the '90s. The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. Still no firm numbers, nor irrevocable commitment.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 11, 2009
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
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 25, 2010
From the article: After being sucker-punched first by the recession and then by the closure earlier this year of the NUMMI plant with its nearly 5,000 auto-worker jobs, the Bay Area’s fourth-largest city is suddenly coming to — buoyed by last week’s news that electric-car maker Tesla will jump-start NUMMI.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. old question for electric cars – When will electric cars make a real. presence in the world’s two largest passenger car markets (China and the. Quote from the article: “Investors, too, are excited.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
More details at: Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. The IPO represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric-car technology that most carmakers had dismissed as impractical until recently. Here is the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO.
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 23, 2008
The big Euro and Asian car makers are going to soak up most of the world’s production, a feat easier done when they own the factories making the batteries. As this article explains, we now have movement toward a domestic supply. See the LA Times article: U.S. Tags: EV News Production News Inside Track.
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