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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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Thanks in large part to Mayor "Red Ken" Livingstone, who enacted London's much criticized congestion charge policy in 2003. The French Mega City appeared next from NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine). Mitsubishi could be the first with cars for sale if the UK distributor has its way.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. losing sales to Toyota Motor Corp., Bloomberg ).

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. BYDs first plug-in hybrid, called a dual-mode car, is designed to run primarily on electricity, with an internal- combustion engine for backup. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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