Revenge of the Electric Car

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Toyota To Show EV Concept Car At Detroit Auto Show

Revenge of the Electric Car

This leaves Honda alone among the top 10 with no “announced&# EV program. With all the car makers in the world running as fast as they can toward plugging batteries in to the grid, Honda continues this farce of a program with fuel cells. It’s pretty clear they’ve got plug-in vehicles in development. billion).

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Nissan’s Big Plans

Revenge of the Electric Car

There seemed to be little of the reticence we’ve seen from Toyota and Honda for plug-ins. Instead, they were clear that what they were going to offer was going to go over big. We gave them what they were looking for, and what we’ve been wanting a large OEM to ask for.

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

The first of several body styles is expected to be a four-seat, three-door hatchback, but they are likely to be smaller than subcompacts like the 2010 Honda Fit. The MegaCity itself will be launched in mid-2013 as a 2014 model, and sold as a “sub-brand&# of BMW for use predominantly in crowded urban areas.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&# I think it’s Toyota and Honda that are doing the gambling.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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