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 first Level III chargers deployed by Etec will offer free juice. They showed a prototype Electric C30.

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Charging Cadillac EV1 Volvo 100

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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Charging Batteries Battery Nickel Metal Hydride 30

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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Electric Vehicles Charging Las Vegas Vehicles 28

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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