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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

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During a presentation of Volkswagen's new electric car program entitled "Fleet Test: Electric Drive Vehicles," Winterkorn explained that TwinDrive can power a vehicle solely on electricity for up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) and can be plugged into to existing power outlets for recharging.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. Can I get from Pittsburgh to New York's Hudson Valley—a trip I make a dozen times a year?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. Can I get from Pittsburgh to New York's Hudson Valley—a trip I make a dozen times a year?

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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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 htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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More Climate crusader "Were very reasonable people," says White House energy czar Carol Browner. More Recharging Detroit The future of the U.S. In addition, climate change demands that we harness new, renewable sources of energy. Batteries that go farther than the competitions and recharge in a shorter time will win.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Call it Peak ICE—the last hurrah of a technology that governments are ushering off the stage to combat climate change. Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries. Ferrari conservatively quotes a 2.5-second

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

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The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. How will the pressures of climate change, limited fossil fuel resources and the mainstreaming of "green" consciousness reshape society? Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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