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Miles Electric Vehicles start-up files for bankruptcy

Green Cars News

US electric vehicle maker, Miles Electric Vehicles has filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, court documents show. Founded in 2004, by entrepreneur Miles Rubin, the vehicle manufacturer designed a range of low-speed electric passenger cars and vans designed for off-highway use such as around universit[.].

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. But it works best if we use plug-in hybrids to power most of our miles electrically.

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