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Former Chrysler Execs Join Board of Extended Range Electric Vehicle Conversion Company ALTe

Green Car Congress

Landry joined the board to assist in dealer and business development for ALTe. The idea of converting existing vehicles that had very low fuel economy with Range Extended Electric Powertrains is an advanced idea especially considering the patents that come with it.

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Will EV Range Extenders Give Rise to a Rotary Renaissance?

Green Car Reports

Four months from now, the world's first extended-range electric vehicle will start showing up at dealers. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt will introduce car buyers to the idea of a range-extending combustion engine that turns a generator to power the car electrically.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Ford early-on knew the wrong way to develop their first-ever electric pickup truck was to do it with preconceived ideas on what consumers wanted, or would buy. So off they went to Texas (which is truck crazy) and California (which is EV crazy) to ask truck owners a wide range of questions about trucks. -ft.). Extended Range Battery.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fuel cell cars should be plug-in hybrids so that the fuel cell is used only for extended range, and the fuel cell stack and hydrogen storage can be smaller. I love the idea of powering my car from solar power. We wont know how dealers will respond to service requests until we start driving converted cars.

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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. Establishing dealer network. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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