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Electric Auto Association

Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. Wright also developed the Wrightspeed X1 , an EV sports car known for beating gasoline-powered sports cars in a drag race.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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San Jose Mercury News ). The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption.

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