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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that first year sales of the automaker's plug-in hybrid could quadruple that of the Toyota Prius' U.S. It took about five years for the Prius, which sells for about $22,000, to reach annual sales of 60,000, Bloomberg reported.

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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Through it all Toyota has had a clear ray of hope, with the launch of the 2010 Toyota Prius just around the corner. The vehicle has earned almost iconic status, lauded by celebrities and generally seen as the ‘ultimate green car’. First it heads to Wales… then to China… and finally to Japan where it is then shipped for sale worldwide.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. General Motors has done something remarkable, enough so that we were tempted to jump them up to the top of this chart until they stumbled recently. Chevrolet Bolt/Bolt EUV – Waiting for more GM EVs.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., In Who Killed the Electric Car?,

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And were gratified that General Motors recognizes this study as validation of its decision to evolve to the electrification of transportation. CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Right Now can be seen here. Yes, still a few years away.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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