Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

Smart will be launching a test fleet of 250 electric cars in selected areas, including: Portland, San Jose, Indianapolis, Orlando, and the Washington, D.C. Read more in the article: Smart to Launch Test Fleet of Electric Cars. Smart also is joining a growing group of auto makers betting on electric vehicles.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Ford has done it's share of electric cars, including the Ranger EV and Th!nk The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. All eyes are fixed on 2011. nk City that were its ZEV mandate cars in the '90s. We were modeling $10 a gallon.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 12, 2010

BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. All MegaCity cars will run solely on electricity stored in a 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. old question for electric cars – When will electric cars make a real. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market? Quote from the article: “Investors, too, are excited.

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