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PHEV conversion company Echo Automotive completes $3M financing, joins CALSTART

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Echo’s Chief Technology Officer is John Waters, the founder & CEO of Bright Automotive ( earlier post ).

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

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WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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EDAG Showcases Latest Version of Light Car Concept EV at Geneva; Emphasis on Space Frame

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With the idea of uniting specific technologies provided by specialists in a vehicle that was quite independent of any car manufacturer, it was our intention to create a technology carrier that would show what could be done now and in the future in electric car concepts. EDAG CEO, Jörg Ohlsen. Earlier post.).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Expects production around 2014.

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