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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. in late 2010. You can search for auto parts by OEM Number or reference number , and get result in both Product and Catalog list. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s Prius hybrid.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Harman International, the world-renowned high-end infotainment systems provider, will be the production system integrator and supplier, and will work with vehicle manufacturers on model specific system architecture options. Working systems are ready for production implementation and manufacture. Follow us on Twitter!

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

a rolling death-wish on skinny tires 157 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 TEG 3:09PM (4/24/2009) "Because of the nature of the event, there was no demonstration of heart-stopping acceleration or sure-footedness through a slalom." I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Follow us on Twitter!

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"With more than a 40 percent market share, our Chrysler and Dodge minivans continue to lead the segment we created more than 25 years ago," said Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President-Product Development, Chrysler LLC. Based in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.