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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. A side benefit could be plugging in appliances to the car while camping rough. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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EV battery swap!

Electric Auto Association

California is expected to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a groundbreaking move that could seriously affect the effort to fight climate change and accelerate the global transition toward electric vehicles (EVs). Many auto industry watchers were intrigued by Agassi's novel concept.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Think may use the former Freightliners plant site to employ over 1,000 workers that would ultimately expand to make 60,000 compact cars a year. market b y the end of 2009. The Norwegian company just last week met with Gov.

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EC backs project for EV battery switching: EASYBAT

Green Car Congress

EASYBAT is the first project for switchable battery electric cars approved by the Commission. The project calls for the “EASYBAT” Consortium to develop off-the-shelf automotive grade components and interfaces that enable the auto industry to easily integrate battery switching technology into their electric car platforms.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 15, Green Car Reports. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming. Renault – the fab four.

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Bailouts and Beemers

Plugs and Cars

None can deny the importance of the auto industry to the American economy, but no one was in the mood to pay obeisance to the once-powerful supplicants. Many would like to see a bailout with strings to drive retooling for plug-in cars. Bankruptcy itself seems to be on the table.