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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

The Truth About Cars

While it would seem that people are losing interest in battery-driven automobiles, industry experts are claiming that all is not as it seems. While alleged experts have certainly proven their fallibility in recent years, there are reasons to buy into the claim. That’s about double the average for gasoline vehicles.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The biggest barrier is the battery." GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). People wont buy a full car. This is unusual.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: J-Bob | Apr 13, 2009 4:48:10 PM "Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power.

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