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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Europe uses 220 v.a.c. I see a future of higher voltage ranges, high voltage to high current devices other than a.c. transformers, High voltage battery car systems, home systems, etc., if for no other reason than to save on copper, an increasingly expensive commodity! is a Green Options Media Production.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements. The revised Think from Think Global has emerged as popular in Europe with a more stylish design than the earlier iteration. The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? THE GOV NEEDS TO GET THIER HEADS OUT OF THE SAND,THIS IS SO BIG. It is 12 years later.

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