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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc. Other carmakers plug in Other automakers are working on electric vehicles as well, including Chrysler LLC, which plans to provide the U.S. That depends on how fast they come," Hoagland said.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Merc wants the electric smart to perform badly, to have a short range and little power, so that it dosent eat up other products in the lineup. Competition is going to force them to produce a comfortable, usable, extended range EV for that price, and I will just have to wait.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Chrysler alone, for instance, may have 3 different battery pack shapes in its upcoming models. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. Some critics also point out the possible dangers of electrocution from a malfunctioning robot swap arm.