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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. Current batteries in new Toyota hybridsare ~$3000 if they need to be replaced. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The EV1s failure was a failure of Management.

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