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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 General Motors held out the hope of makingthe Ampera for Europe at Ellesmere Port but in its current beleaguered statewill confine E-Flex production to one plant in America.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Newsweek ).

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