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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. A top concern is “range anxiety&# because electric vehicles can travel a limited number of miles before needing to be recharged. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News. The Leaf has a range of 100 miles.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. The onboard gas engine largely exists to recharge the batteries for the electric engine. Bright’s vehicle will also likely keep the series versus parallel debate alive in the hybrid world.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. Company CEO and founder Henrik Fisker has had a hand in designing the BMW Z8, the Aston Martin DB9 and the V8 Vantage, and the Fisker Karma. The Fisker Ocean is also a power source.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Detroit Free Press ).

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

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The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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