Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Key developments in the transportation sector that they note include: Positive for gasoline demand: Strong Chinese car growth in 2010, particularly in the first half of the year, with vehicle sales up 30% year-on-year (YoY) through the first eleven months of 2010. gallon gasoline. He also believes that sub-1.6L Click to enlarge.

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Transportation Gasoline Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric 250

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. billion in stimulus grants to the industry. On Volt and Leaf. Better Cars …. If by 2015, 2.5 Or No Cars?

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New York City New York Obama Tax Credit 167

Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

They are similar to hybrids like the Toyota Prius, but they have bigger batteries and at night would be plugged into a standard 120-volt outlet to charge the batteries. They can be built to have a 30- to 50-mile range before the gasoline engine needs to be used at all. Instead, the U.S. Let's start now. Become a Partner today.

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Fleet Vehicles Plug-in Prius 100

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

GM may be in bankruptcy but remains unwavering in its commitment to have the Volt in some showrooms by November 2010. In addition to the California funds there is federal stimulus money, $41 million by mid-April, being doled out to their projects, many of zero environmental benefit. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.

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Plug-in Plug Cars Obama 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. This is the game-changer for our industry,” said Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s president and chief executive.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100