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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

A combination of factors has driven the recent interest in developing electric, or partially electric vehicles, including the Obama administration’s push to have 1 million rechargeable vehicles on U.S. Tesla’s investors include Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Venture funds back green cars.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. While Id been harsh on the need for outside recharge stations in the past, actually an intermediate charge may extend battery life. market b y the end of 2009. Then I recall that my laptop batteries barely ever last four years.