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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. NEV stands for neighborhood electric vehicle, which can travel at a top speed of 25 mph. See the complete Energy report. For all the fanfare, sales of electric cars are currently negligible (outside of golf courses, that is). roads by 2015? Two million.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? on CO 2 vehicle standards could reduce the price of oil mdf on Environmental Transport Association blasts proposed car scrapping scheme in UK Jeff Grant on Nissan adds flex-fuel version of the Versa. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We Hats off to Nissan. Washington, D.C.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thats such a pretty metallic blue; I would love to see these postal vehicles around my neighborhood. VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D. Looks sharp.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping. It works with current customer habits quite well.

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The electric car and grid parity - OregonLive.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

and Mark Brady, the departments sustainable development liaison.

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