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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Bright is planning to sell its IDEA to commercial businesses only. The 100 m.p.g.

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Stellantis/UAW Deal Spills Tea on Future Product

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While it remains an excellent idea for our man Matt Posky to continue expertly parsing minutae of the former, our fancy-pants Managing Editor has permitted observation of the latter by this writer. And, as the above screencap shows, there’s plenty to observe.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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However, the idea needed to take into account which neighborhoods could even accommodate these changes. Fast forward to this week and Cleveland.com is reporting the necessary changes have been made with three neighborhoods being targeted for construction — Hough, Opportunity Corridor and the Detroit Shoreway/Cudell.

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Aptera delays 2e until 2010

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Here is the full text of the blog post, and the Press Release from Aptera Motors: [link]. 18, 2009) — In September 2008, when fledgling vehicle manufacturer Aptera named Paul Wilbur president and CEO, the 27-year Detroit auto executive set forth a series of financial goals and product deadlines. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery. April 18, 2009 3:46 pm Link The Volt is a great idea and it looks magnificent, but they are out of their minds.!!!

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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That would be the Dodge Circuit, a car that Chrysler unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January and which is now prominently displayed at the New York Auto Show. "The whole idea is that this is technology you can adapt to any existing niche," he said. 5.90 / 0.07% Nasdaq 1,673.07 2.63 / 0.16% S&P 500 869.60

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

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As the times ChargeForward sees as ideal for certain users will be constantly changing, BMW has also joined forces with loads of energy companies — including PG&E in Northern/Central California; Duke Energy in Charlotte, North Carolina; DTE in Detroit, Michigan; Xcel Energy in Colorado; and SMUD in Sacramento, California.

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