Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In April 2009, Consumer Reports recommended only 17% of the GM cars they tested while they recommended 70% of the Fords. In the same issue Consumer Reports mentioned that “ GM has made big strides with good performers. The Volt is a hedge and a halo for GM but it won’t turn the company around by itself. Earlier post.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S. The big boon for automakers and battery suppliers — and consumers looking for more affordable alt-fuel cars — would be scale: China has the world’s second-largest car market (it exceeded U.S. and EU buyers.

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EV Central

MAY 3, 2024

Elon Musk recently said: “The Chinese car companies are the most competitive in the world. If there are not trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other companies in the world.” Drop this in showrooms with a sub-$60k price tag and prepare for loaded order books. 2024 Beijing Motor Show.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Not what you think When the wrap finally comes off, though, I think there will be some surprise for anyone who had hopes of rushing out to a dealership to buy their first 100 m.p.g. Whats more, mainstream consumers wont be able to buy it when it comes to market. a lithium battery company. (Yes, still a few years away.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

The ideas developed at PARC found their way into a number of commercial products, companies, and publications, shown here as leafy branches. a small mainframe computer company that Taylor had tried to convince Xerox to buy as a way of starring up PARC. Nine came from the Berkeley Computer Corp., Lampson asked Kay. And on Nov.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

As usual, my thinning, anorexic local micro paper did a so-so job in their reporting. Nick Green of the Breeze did a good job reporting. Going through what my complaint was and talking to city officials and reporting that yeah, I’m complaining about a process that shouldn’t exist. Joel Davidson would be the primary one.

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Are EVs as affordable as gasoline cars? Some consumers have shied away from electric and hybrid models under the assumption that EV ownership comes with a hefty price tag. However, EVs are now much cheaper to buy and usually more affordable in the long-run. Electric vehicles are future-proof.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective. Nobody has their finger on where each city’s emissions are at as Heidi does. Talk about a dichotomy.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. About $750 million is needed for near-term Volt development, according to the company. report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car? rolls toward bankruptcy. Financial aid for such projects has been put on hold as G.M. and Chrysler. .’s

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

Despite concerns that the announcement of the subsidy would in fact kill interest in the current generation of electric cars, many of which are not expected to eligible for the grant, evstores has reported that the news has boosted the interest in electric cars among the car-buying public. Tags: Electric cars evstores MyCar.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 21, 2008

But the plan is becoming clearer as at least one car maker appears to be buying in. As reported in the NY Times today here : The idea, said Shai Agassi, 39, the software entrepreneur behind the new company, is to sell electric car transportation on the model of the cellphone. Jerusalem Post report here.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. No announced plans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We Washington, D.C. We think the market is ready.

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