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Green Autos in the Times: Hybrid Hype, Hydrogen Hooey and Electric Dreams

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Electric cars get their own piece by Kevin Cameron, ( Electric Cars Nearly Ready, but Batteries Are Less So ) as the Tesla can't be ignored at this point. So it is a photo of the Tesla Roadster that graces this article despite its message that electrics remain not ready for prime time because GM and Toyota say so.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. ” - More details at onroutebus.co.uk.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built.

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