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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

EV1 started it off Martinson, who was a satisfied Porsche owner in the early 00s, was on a flight from New York to Phoenix when he found himself sitting next to the CEO of Arizona’s largest utility company. “His Martinson’s GM EV1. He loaned me an EV1, and after a week, I sold my Porsche and leased one myself,” Martinson said.

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Chelsea Sexton has a Volt for a foster child

Revenge of the Electric Car

Read about her cautious optimism for GM’s new electric car in her recent blog post: “I first learned of the Chevrolet Volt while standing on a Minneapolis street corner on June 23, 2006. …read the rest of her blog post here. Tags: Collaborators Film News Guest Bloggers Test Fleets test drives.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? 4 Great Gifts! Why Am I a Member?

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 17, 2009 3:14 pm Link Goodbye GM is right, they h ad an electric car called the EV1 what happened to it? They are evidently conspiring with the oil companies otherwise why else would they destroy the EV1s. They didn’t just stop producing the EV1 they took every single working, running vehicle and destroyed it.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Other editions: Mobile | News Feeds | E-Newsletters | Electronic Edition Find it: Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds Sponsored by: Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. s ill-fated EV1, which was and remains the only all-electric vehicle from a major automaker.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. I’ve been eagerly reading the flurry of blog entries and ongoing speculation on the MINI E.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We were successful with this before – remember the EV1?) Currently, battery costs are one of the main barriers, but these barriers are declining as usage and production increase while new technologies and materials continue to push down costs.