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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. Nevertheless, “I took the motorcycle around to show it off,” Steiner said, telling the story of an Earth Day celebration in Indianapolis in 2008 where he met Nick Harless, who had worked with his son Scott to convert a Pontiac Fiero.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. Nevertheless, “I took the motorcycle around to show it off,” Steiner said, telling the story of an Earth Day celebration in Indianapolis in 2008 where he met Nick Harless, who had worked with his son Scott to convert a Pontiac Fiero.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Yes GM will lose $ on the Volt, just like the first Insights or Priuss, but unlike Toyota or Honda, they just cant afford to wait for it to catch on and become profitable. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Its a damn shame. Oh, and it looks wayyyyy cooler than the Volt.

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