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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

He was promoting the benefits of EVs and how they compare with ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles and talking about living off the grid. One customer, Walter Crumbly, has a hotel in Costa Rica where he powers off the grid so he doesn’tt have to worry about outages.” “Jack had been making these videos since 2008,” Howard said. “He

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

I’ve been an advisor to the company since 2010, and I joined as a full-time member of the team about two and a half years ago. I’ve yet to see a single plug-in charger company talk about their grid-to-battery efficiency. Charged : Can you give us a brief company history? John Holland: We fasten the receiver plate underneath the car.

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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. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Range is another issue if electric cars are expected to be adopted by the average American and not just used as city cars. — Larry 4.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"The Volt continues to be one of our highest priorities among all GMs future product programs and remains on track for a November 2010 launch," spokesman David Darovitz told Automotive News. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. GM doesnt have a chance.

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