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How Ford got back in the EV game

Plugs and Cars

The #2 US automaker has made a few plug-in hybrid Escape Hybrids that have been in a test fleet at Southern California Edison for about 18 months. As with the BMW MINI E , what is stunning, if not surprising, is how quickly a decent fully electric vehicle can be put on the road.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

Read more in the article: Get in Line for 4,600 Free Electric Car Battery Chargers. From the article: “The goal is to make it easier for consumers and communities to get started with E.V.’s. Read more in the article: Get in Line for 4,600 Free Electric Car Battery Chargers. By Jim Motavalli for the New York Times.

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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. advocacy group Plug In America.&#. By Jaeah Lee for the Christian Science Monitor. percent of $1.9

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. How can plug-in cars proliferate without potent places to plug them in? While Lowenthal ordered a Tesla, he has since opted for the Mini E, an all-electric Mini Cooper made by BMW. By Scott Duke Harris. sdharris@mercurynews.com.

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