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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

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. Coda popped onto the electric-vehicle stage in June 2009 as an offshoot of Miles Electric Vehicles, a maker of electric light trucks in China. Bright Automotive. Tesla Motors.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What isclear is that the full £5,000 will not be available for a £8,000 G-Wiz or a£15,000 Smart EV. Virtually all the world’s bigmotor manufacturers are building prototypes using lithium-ion batteries butso far they have reached production only in a few low-volume models. to charge overnight.