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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

But now change has come to America, the people are more than ready, and the cars are here. He’s one of the co-founder’s of Plug-In America and he’s also Zan’s husband. Plug them in, charge them up, drive silent, drive clean. You say you’re looking for something a little larger? You could too.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

2050 net-zero strategy document , which explains how America will get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. An obvious example involves the making of millions of EV batteries. needs over 100 battery cell manufacturing locations by 2035” to meet the projected EV demand. Neither does the U.S.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

You’ve got to show you’re going to show that you’re going to build something that’s going to look good – not from the aesthetic point of view, from the building point of view. I went and spoke to their City Council and said “For $50,000 a house I’ll put in solar AND battery systems and take you off the grid.

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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. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. and Chrysler. — Dan 3.

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Will China win the electric car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Now, BYD is set to conquer America. However, anyone who thinks that this is just another upstart company looking for its big break needs to re-evaluate – because it’s clear that China means business in the green car race. How China plans to dominate the electric car race.

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