Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 18, 2010

I only wish GM had the smarts back in the day to have rebranded the EV1 as a Caddy and continued limited run production. Source: Detroit News ] Volvo might be getting serious about EVs. The really good news is they have a target price of about $22,000 after the production hike. They showed a prototype Electric C30.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 23, 2007

But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today. However, as the article points out, it feels like a trip down a well-traveled green road to nowhere. The auto industry has disappointed before when it comes to green technology. Interest in plug-in cars of all sorts is real and growing. Last year, Ford Motor Co.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). Critics will point to the fact that GM missed the boat with the ill-fated EV1, which was produced from 1996 to 1999.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Bright Automotive, which spun out of the Rocky Mountain Institute in January, is building a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will get 100 miles a gallon (see Green Lightpost).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 10, 2009

The technology behind the company’s electric vehicle charging solutions actually emerged from AeroVironment’s contributions to the GM Impact, the concept car for General Motors’ EV1. Tags: Green cars Latest news AeroVironment battery packs chargers Electric cars GM EV-1 GM Impact.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It’s the only place in Northern California where you can see an original GM EV1 in person,” Dunlap said, adding that other vehicles on display include a steam car, the Tango commuter car, a Nissan Hypermini , a first generation Toyota Rav4 EV , and a lime-green Tesla Plaid loaned by Parrot. Eugen Dunlap’s wife protesting return of EV1.

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

According to Ron Cogan, founder and editor of the Green Car Journal , the Obama administration is betting heavily on technology and that electric cars are not an exclusive answer to future transportation challenges and consumers will not be willing to buy them at all costs.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2009

Inductive charging has already been used on a number of earlier electric vehicles including the Nissan Hypermini and GM’s EV1. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Nissan inductive charging system wireless charging bays.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? 4 Great Gifts! Why Am I a Member?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

E-mail This Print Share Close Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx My Space Permalink Automobiles , Efficiency , Energy Business , Energy Politics , General Business , The Environment , Transportation , chevy , electric cars , General Motors , obama , volt Related Posts From Green Inc. I miss my EV1. — kent beuchert 10. — Garrek 17.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The Green Piece Column: Tuesday 27 October. With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. The green car race – the leaders.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2021

It’s been 25 years since GM sparked the idea of the modern electric car with the EV1. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The first step toward Cadillac’s electric future gets a price tag. And the EPA’s process and protocol around its emissions and mpg rules were highly flawed, it now says.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 13, 2011

At the SAE World Congress 2011, General Motors revealed plans for a two-mode front-wheel drive hybrid transmission with enhanced electric vehicle capability for use in a plug-in hybrid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

We were successful with this before – remember the EV1?) Currently, battery costs are one of the main barriers, but these barriers are declining as usage and production increase while new technologies and materials continue to push down costs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. ” GREEN IDEAS Freight Bus DESIGNER Hugh Frost is looking for backers for his double-decker Freight Busconcept.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newsletter LinkedIn Twitter Facebook News and ideas for a sustainable world Search 04.17.09 When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. Join Matter Now! Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Sorry the market killed the EV1. Thats right.

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