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Cars That Think
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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 13, 2010
Filmmaker Chris Paine (left) follows Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Lutz of General Motors at the 2010 Detroit auto show.Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times The filmmaker Chris Paine, left, follows Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Lutz of General Motors at the 2010 Detroit auto show. s, but discarded the idea as unnecessary.
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. And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Since then Daimler , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Stellantis and Volkswagen Group, have committed an additional $152 billion in investments, a sum four times their combined 2019 operating profits. Chip maker Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang takes the subscription idea a step further.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. And ride off into the sunset on electric power. Newsweek ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Munger, the 85-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is a curmudgeon who frowns on most investment ideas. "When I call Charlie with an idea," Buffett tells me, "and he says, That is really a dumb idea, that means we should put 100% of our net worth into it. The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov.
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. Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so. “This could reduce the number of freight vehicles on roads by as much as 30%.
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