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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans, vehicles now scrapped in the sweeping turnaround plan for Chrysler announced this week by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. market without a hybrid offering. More details below: Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Industry lobbyists say more government aid is needed if the industry is to achieve President Obama’s goal of putting one million electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015. Auto executives are concerned that unless the government offers more subsidies, electric-car sales could stall because consumers …&#.

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MARCH 20, 2009

It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. During a visit to Southern California Edison’s Pomona EV test facility, he launched a $2.4 billion competitive grant program for US battery makers. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009.

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DECEMBER 8, 2008

So we’ll write you a purchase order for, you know, X billion worth of plug-in cars and hybrid trucks.&# &# ) – …what the government should be doing is writing purchase orders and saying, “Hey, we want something for our money. Let’s get something for our money and put people to work. It’s funny.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

Once again there is incredible momentum and talent around the renaissance with electric cars, plugin hybrids, and electric transportation in general. We’ll be covering stories from around the world — from the auto giants to the converters to indy startups. The world is changing!

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JANUARY 22, 2010

They said the target price for the car would be around 8,800 euros and it would be a pure electric vehicle as opposed to a hybrid, which runs on both a conventional engine and battery-powered electricity.&#. They said Prokhorov was ready to provide project financing for two years. Russia’s first electric car project.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 3, 2009

Actually, it’s a plug-in hybrid much like the Chevy Volt. Category: Green, Industry News, Europe, Lotus, Geneva Motor Show, Lotus Elise, Coupes, Hybrid. Lotus Evora 2+2. Well, it had to happen. Lotus is making an EV. All Aboard the Bandwagon: Lotus Reportedly Planning Electric Car. Posted Today 01:05 PM by Carlos Lago.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

Automakers hope to use the batteries in next- generation hybrids as well as plug-in electric cars. Automakers hope to use the batteries in next- generation hybrids as well as plug-in electric cars. Industry consultants say U.S. companies are losing a race to commercialize the technology to rivals in Asia and Europe.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. It will have 100 miles of pure battery range,” Mr. Perry said.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

s and a prime mover behind the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. s and a prime mover behind the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Lutz — whose company was accused in Mr. Paine’s original movie of being the prime suspect -– is now a strong proponent of E.V.’s

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MAY 17, 2010

Ernst & Young’s survey of 1,000 licensed drivers in the US found that only 10 percent of drivers would even consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. predicts that pure-electric vehicles will account for more than 1 percent of the market by 2014; hybrids and plug-in hybrids, 24 percent.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

automaker to offer a hybrid model, said on Dec. Bernd Meier, a spokesman for Ford in Cologne, said the study is the automaker’s first in mainland Europe. The company is already trying out battery-powered vehicles in London, Meier said. Ford, the first U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

Ford is on a fast track with electric vehicles: the all-electric Transit Connect later this year, the Focus Electric in 2011, and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (similar to Chevrolet Volt) and two next-generation hybrids in 2012.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

’ In the midst of conversations during lunch about engines and audio systems, I like to throw in my curveball : “I drive an electric car.&# Some have no clue what I am talking about, while the car junkies have heard of plug-in hybrids like the Chevy Volt. The usual questions that follow are “how far?&#

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APRIL 20, 2010

The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market. The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

Only 20 months ago, Chelsea and Bob Sexton and I visited GM to cover the debut of the Chevy Volt electric hybrid concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. The roll out made waves with the international media. Was the Volt an attempt to greenwash GM’s image?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2008

GM's amazing Chevy Volt - A 100% electric drive (range extending) plug-in hybrid. &# Director Chris Paine graciously hosted Plug In America ’s very first fundraiser at his PV+EV residence in Culver City, CA. Mmmmm.Tesla.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Several additional electric cars and plug-in hybrids will be released by. Tesla hopes to see a sales surge in 2011 when it rolls. out the Tesla Model S, a sedan that costs $50,000 after rebates, which. will also include a leasing option. other manufacturers before 2011. They include the Nissan Leaf, which has a.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Nissan Motor, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Analysts have said that the success of A123, the first green-technology IPO this year, would encourage more venture capital-backed green companies to go public.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

BMW, the world’s largest luxury car maker by sales, expects electric vehicles to be a cornerstone of a diversified future mobility system comprising several different fuels and drive systems, such as electric and combustion engines as well as hybrid cars.

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

Initially it’s a lot like driving a Toyota Prius hybrid… until the straightaway, where Dean persuades me to floor it. Nissan expects the Leaf to be the first affordable, all-electric car. This prototype is the Leaf powertrain, batteries and regenerative braking system under the body of a Nissan Tida.

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JUNE 3, 2010

s or plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt, electric Smart Fortwo and Ford Transit Connect battery-electric van can get more information about the free chargers on the Internet or by visiting dealerships. The worst case is that the recipient of the free charging station pays for installation.”. Would-be buyers of E.V.’s

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JANUARY 22, 2009

3Prong Power converts existing Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids that can run entirely on electricity. Who’s Killing the Plug-In Hybrid? East Bay Express Who’s Killing the Plug-In Hybrid? They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles per gallon.

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JUNE 4, 2009

An earlier post of mine highlighted the hybridization of the tugboats that guide these massive ships into berth, further extending the benefits of electrifying what had been exclusively internal combustion-powered vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 27, 2008

If you need a long distance car, you should be driving a plug-in hybrid. This is exactly the distance I consider to be the sweet spot for an EV. Anything more is wasted in my opinion. As for the 35 kWh pack, I was told only 28 kWh is usable.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

We are quite confident that this car will smoke nearly any rival in its price class – yet it is twice as efficient as compact hybrid sedans. Customers who haven’t taken delivery – even those whose car is already in production — may upgrade to the Roadster Sport. It’s de facto proof that Tesla’s technology is flexible and expandable.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By contrast, hybrid vehicles that mix traditional internal- combustion engines with electric power accounted for less than 3% of car sales in 2008, more than a decade after their introduction. However, “we’re talking about heavy investment&# in cars, batteries and supporting technology, said Nissan Motor Co. starting next year.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Five million. Two million. One million.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

They own the hybrid market and are doing quite well, thank you, so why adopt a whole new technology that’s untried on a large scale? Those who make the decisions to forgo battery EVs in favor of plug- in hybrids only ignore a sizable market. which beat Nissan in introducing hybrid vehicles. Of this I am certain.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

Automakers unveiled more than a dozen production-ready, plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles at the Detroit auto show earlier this month, many of which will be on dealership lots between 2010 and 2012. He even knows what a plug-in hybrid is.&#. To be sure, smart meters alone will not produce highways full of electric cars.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Now they are all are going electric, either fully or plug-in hybrid - one at a time. See the article by Bruce Buis for WorkBoat.com: New hybrid tug from Foss. New hybrid tug from Foss By Bruce Buls, Technical Editor. It’s the new Foss hybrid! Too bad the people living there can’t hold their breath that long. .

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

According to its website, it is a California-based manufacturer of battery-electric and hybrid-electric trucks that was founded in 1989, spent years or development and has been building and selling its vehicles in Mexico for several years now. market wasn’t quite ready for electric trucks, a spokesman said.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

People are demanding electric cars and plug-in hybrids. With the promise of GM’s Chevy Volt and other EVs, are you more hopeful now? A: I’m much more hopeful today than I was in 2005, simply because the car companies have painted themselves into a corner. Q: When gas prices went up, people started driving less, and interest in EVs soared.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. He said, ‘Well, three other guys on my block have them.’ ”.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

An effort led by House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Boca Raton, to give a sales tax exemption to consumers who buy battery-powered, electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids picked up a unanimous endorsement today. One example is the much-publicized Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid due out in 2010 that ailing General Motors is staking its future on.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

An effort led by House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Boca Raton, to give a sales tax exemption to consumers who buy battery-powered, electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids picked up a unanimous endorsement today. One example is the much-publicized Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid due out in 2010 that ailing General Motors is staking its future on.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

The Volt contract is important because the batteries are the most important element of the car and their reliability will make or break GM’s gamble to be the first company to put a plug-in — or grid-rechargeable — hybrid into the market.

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