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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. I had surmised this in my 2002 car design thesis [link] even before anyone was talking about plug in series hybrids.

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