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Big DEED turnout in Dayton 

Electric Auto Association

With help from a front page article in the Dayton Daily News on April 17, our Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED) auto show on April 24 was a resounding success for our Dayton chapter despite very poor weather conditions. We also had two private Kia Soul EV s on display and a Nissan LEAF.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# The demand-is-everything argument is the cop-out line from the auto industry and our lovely government. and Chrysler. .&# and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s Give them the choice, and they’ll shift. — Scott 18.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. you see that?

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