Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Google Inc. It is different from a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, which runs on both battery power and gasoline. Which electric-car developer counts former U.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. This is the game-changer for our industry,” said Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s president and chief executive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 The initial funding has come from serious investors, including Idealab, the business incubator of entrepreneur Bill Gross, as well as google.org, the green-investments arm of Google. STORY TOOLS Digg this!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Previous consumer tests with electric cars – in America and in France – haveshown that drivers’ main concern is being stranded with flat batteries. Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles.

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