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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co. and Chery Automobile Co. Great Wall Motor Co.,

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. Where is affordable. The sedan is barely in the prototype stage while the Volt has almost reached deployment status.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. E-mail: Password: Enter your AOL or AIM screenname and password.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is important since the power dissipated by a wire is Current^2 x Resistance a lower current means less power lost on the lines and more efficiency for a high power load such as a car. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chicago Tribune ) DaimlerChrysler 12/22/06 [DaimlerChrysler Group research chief Thomas Weber] played down the importance for passenger cars of plug-in hybrid technology that is getting lots of attention in the U.S. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China.

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Senate Bill Seeks to Tariff Chinese Vehicles Out of Existence

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This week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is introducing legislation to increase tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles this week with the stated goal of dealing with the “existential threat posed by China.” percent to 100 percent, including vehicles owned by Chinese-based automakers that are assembled in places like Mexico.

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