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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. In 2006, desiring an electric motorcycle with lithium batteries, he found a start-up EV motorcycle manufacturer using acid batteries and gave the firm a special order. I was essentially an active customer,” he said. “I

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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. In 2006, desiring an electric motorcycle with lithium batteries, he found a start-up EV motorcycle manufacturer using acid batteries and gave the firm a special order. I was essentially an active customer,” he said. “I

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

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. It is simply the cost of doing business. "The Volt is a case study. I dont get it.

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