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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

In downtown San Jose, Coulomb Technologies CEO Richard Lowenthal demonstrated how the… (Coulomb). Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range. Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. San Jose Mercury News ).

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