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The Volvo Recharge

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Volvo Cars is introducing the Volvo ReCharge Concept , a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors and batteries that can be recharged via a regular electrical outlet for maximum environmental benefit. Volvo ReCharge Concept makes its debut in a specially designed Volvo C30 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

EV Central

The 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has been unwrapped at the Geneva motor show and from our first look at the reborn French icon this could be one of the most desirable EVs not a lot of money can buy. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg.

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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Honda Motor Co. The Fit EV Concept hints strongly at the direction and styling for Honda’s upcoming production Fit EV battery-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the US and Japan in 2012. The all-new plug-in hybrid platform showcases Honda’s next-generation, two-motor hybrid technology set to debut in 2012.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956.

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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. Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Google Inc. Tesla Motors. General Motors. D: Myers Motors’ NmG. Bright Automotive. Coda Automotive.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

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. An additional $60 billion plus in investments have also been made in more than 70 EV start-ups wanting in on the game.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

The first wave of electric car buying is expected to begin around December, when Nissan introduces the Leaf, a five-passenger electric car that will have a range of 100 miles on a fully charged battery and be priced for middle-class families. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines.