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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. Massive government subsidies are upending commercial considerations. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart.

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