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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

And while the scoffing tends to center around the "purity" of cycling—the idea that e-bike riders are somehow lazy cheaters—that electric assist is actually luring people off the couch for healthy exercise. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue. Aside from bearings, there are no moving parts, nothing to wear out.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Batteries not ready.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Additionally, I had a close frind out in California that just about creamed in his pants when he was able to lease one. I like the idea that I can take to the Hwy I can do better than 330 miles on a 10 gallon tank.

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