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DoE Dings Loans For Startup Carbon Motors' Police Cruisers

Green Car Reports

renamed NextCar), Aptera Motors, and Bright Automotive is Carbon Motors of Connersville, Indiana. Department of Energy has declined to fund. The latest entry on the lengthening list that includes Virtual Vehicles Co. The five-year-old startup proposed to build a carbon-fiber police cruiser, solely offered.

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Wireless Charging of EVs Being Tested

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Though I knew it very well that charging time is being reduced drastically with every new EV, I was still a bit bothered but this news from Indiana cheered me up. Wireless EV charging technology embedded in roadway pavement will be tested in Indiana, allowing automobiles to charge while driving. You may also like.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. Plug-In Supply also sells components and assemblies to enable "do-it-yourselfers" to convert Priuses using its kits and systems, configured for several battery types.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012.

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