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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. 195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). January 21, 2009.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Bright Automotive. Coda Automotive. Fisker Automotive. Fisker Automotive. Bright Automotive. Fisker Automotive. NEV stands for neighborhood electric vehicle, which can travel at a top speed of 25 mph. Which electric-car developer counts former U. Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Tesla Motors.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). More data needs to be gathered before we truly understand whether the lack of a running engine makes a difference in pedestrian safety.

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