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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014.

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Toshiba To Begin Mass-Producing Portable Direct Methanol Fuel Cells in 2009

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Although production will initially focus on external fuel cells for recharging, the company plans to commercialize mobile handsets and PCs with built-in fuel cells by the end of fiscal 2009. DMFC battery chargers are portable power sources used to recharge battery-powered devices instead of plugging them into the wall.

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When that company was bought out by ENEL X , Miftakhov used the substantial profit to launch ZeroAvia in Hollister, California to develop and manufacture fuel cell-powered electric aircraft using green hydrogen (locally produced by electrolysis of water using solar or wind power). It’s very cool." He’s been way ahead of his time.”

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. Bush in 2003 committed$1.2

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries.

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