Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

BYD’s all-electric e6 production line at the company’s base in Shenzhen was “ready for manufacturing&# in March, but was only producing the gasoline-powered F6, according to Yang Binbin, who writes for Caixin magazine, a business publication based in Beijing. One reason for automakers’ trepidation is technological.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. Honda has yet to announce plans to sell one, citing highcosts for the lithium-ion batteries needed to power them andpoor range. “We General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan MotorCo., and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc.,are

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles.

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