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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

GM Could Reportedly Produce 60,000 Plug-in Hybrids in 2010 Source: GreenBiz.com by Jeff Green at Bloomberg OAKLAND, Calif., 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. 23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp.

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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. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Right Now can be seen here. Yes, still a few years away. • BRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE: Unwrapping the 100 m.p.g. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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