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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

Green Car Congress

Fisker Karma EREV. Ford Transit Connect EV. The strategy includes: Make electric vehicles more affordable with a rebate up to $7,500: The President is proposing to transform the existing $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles into a rebate that will be available to all consumers immediately at the point of sale. Ford Focus EV.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Paulson, Coda’s founder Miles Rubin has attracted investments from other well-connected individuals, including Thomas “Mack&# McLarty, former chief of staff for President Clinton. Connect the investor to the electric-vehicle developer: A. All will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. Fisker Automotive.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

Creative Greenius

He also didn’t have a word to say about the coming smart grid or vehicle to grid connections. Frank probably doesn’t even know about the E-Box, the Fiscar Karma, the new Mitsubishi iMRV, the Mini Electric car, Nissan’s new EV line or any of the other electric cars I’ve been tracking for the past couple of years.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. But Fukui said he saw no significant value in researching plug-in hybrid models, which can be recharged by connecting to a power plug. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. Companies can not sell engineering prototypes in which the company got R&D tax breaks in developing the product. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles. We are addicted to the gasoline tax both at the State and Federal level.

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