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Are Air Cars Really An Option, Or The Next Alt-Fuel Joke?

Green Car Reports

With talented options like the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S and others currently on sale, it's easy to forget that a few decades ago, their image was very different. No style, no performance, no range--electric cars conjured images of glorified golf carts. Remember when electric cars were considered a bit of a joke?

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

million electric vehicle sales to date. In the meantime, you may see other electric emergency vehicles on the road, like the new zero-emission Nissan ambulance. However, as automakers shift to producing electric cars, trucks and SUVs, electric vehicles could account for 25 percent of new sales by 2035 by some estimates.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” Once Tesla started selling the Model S in 2012, EVs became high-tech accessories, signifying drivers’ cutting-edge status as owners of the latest and coolest automotive technology (something the Nissan LEAF or Chevy Volt struggled to convey).

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co. Geelys Panda, which Geely executive Frank Zhao said the company plans to launch in China as early as October, will be similarly priced. in late 2010. Prius hybrid.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. before 2010.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state. According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010.

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