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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

In Berkeley, a town known for its environmental sensibility, one out of five cars sold today is a hybrid Prius. Some transportation experts are skeptical that electric vehicles will catch on anywhere in the country, in large part because the batteries and the installation of home recharging units are expensive.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. Let the Interstate trucks and farm equipment stay on oil until the residential is done and slowly begin to move them as their fleets age out.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The new plug-in vehicle will be able to exceed highway speed limits, go 100 miles on a charge and recharge in four to eight hours using a 220-volt line, similar to those for clothes dryers, said Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America. We will take a look at the products and see how they meet our business needs."

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