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How Ford got back in the EV game

Plugs and Cars

Plans for a 2012 general release of the PHEV Escape did not wow anyone. While GM takes the time to make a ground-up new PHEV vehicle, Ford and others could get the EV show on the road more quickly using existing platforms. As the article rightly mentions, there is a great upside for the automakers to sell some electric cars.

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Accessing Pixs of the "Spirit of DC" and LOTS of Other Plug-ins from the Inaugural Parade West: Plug In, America! in Santa Monica, 17 Jan 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Electric Vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were included. End of Article] Hopefully, soon we'll be posting pixs from Bill Hopkins as well. All 74 vehicles that had signed up for the 2-mile parade through downtown Santa Monica showed up. More coverage here. www.PluginAmerica.org. More coverage here.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

AutoblogGreen bloggers (30 days) # Blogger Posts Cmts 1 Jeremy Korzeniewski 123 4 2 Sebastian Blanco 111 11 3 Sam Abuelsamid 107 9 4 Domenick Yoney 32 0 5 Xavier Navarro 21 0 6 Jonathon Ramsey 1 0 7 Gary Witzenburg 1 0 8 Chris Paukert 1 0 Most Commented On (7 days) Obama outlines high-speed rail plan for U.S. (61) a key Randy C.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. It is different from a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, which runs on both battery power and gasoline. The Wall Street Journal assesses your EV readiness. Are You Plugged In?

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D. 1 day ago Goodbye, Routan? 1 day ago Goodbye, Routan? Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Potential benefits include lower utility bills for residents, smarter energy management, better grid reliability, improved energy efficiency, and support for EVs and PHEVs. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles. million investment into fuel cell technology Tohe on Obama outlines high-speed rail plan for U.S. Drive in, drop the underslung pack, hydraulically uplift a fresh pack, drive out.