Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 13, 2009

Tesla will be producing battery packs for Daimler's electric Smart, reports Ken Basinger in the LA Times blog Up to Speed. In 2007 Tesla pulled out of an agreement with Th!nk Daimler needlessly procrastinated on bringing the gasoline Smart Car to the US. One thousand packs will be delivered this year and next.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

CalCars converted Priuses into a PRIUS+ at the 2006 and 2007 Maker Faire s. In January 2007, CalCars began a project to install Valence batteries in several cars that led to the creation of OEMtek (see above). Tags: evdriven. See also Hymotions comments on the subject. Go to Hymotion.com. Green Gears, Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. Red Herring ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy ( XEL ), will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Feature your company/blog/book Interview a contributor Whats New? Tags: evdriven. Consumers expect a simpler concept. Whats new at Seeking Alpha?

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