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

Cars That Think

They're a way to potentially free up precious street space, provide alternatives to automobiles and reduce energy consumption and harmful emissions. The possibilities are fueling cool tech ideas, from covered, rain-proof cargo bikes; to pavement-embedded wireless chargers and automated stabilization systems to help senior riders.

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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. Hybrids are a proven winner, but a series-hybrid (range extended EV), such as the Volt takes things to a much higher level with existing and "mostly" affordable tech. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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