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Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 28, 2009
litre engine-generators; $43m for a plant in Brownstown Township outside Detroit that will manufacture battery packs; $37m for a camshaft and connecting rod plant in Bay City, north of Flint; and $27m for GM’s Tech Center in suburban Warren, a Detroit suburb, location of Volt’s battery laboratory.&#. Michigan has approved $135.2m
Plugs and Cars
NOVEMBER 30, 2006
While espousing the "electrification of the automobile," Waggoner made no firm committment. And now Rick Waggoner of GM, creator and killer of the EV1, has again breached the industry taboo on connecting to the cleaner, cheaper, ubiquitous electric grid. Sources: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/29/AR2006112901343.html
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 20, 2009
Throw in the on-going global financial crisis and it’s no surprise that some members of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) had considered scrapping this year’s Tokyo Motor Show altogether. Another debutant will be the Toyota FT-86 Concept (see article ) that is manufactured jointly by Toyota and Subaru.
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ).
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ). Tags: Hybrid cars The Green Piece Toyota Volvo hybrid plug-in. Faye Sunderland.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
As the average American travels less than 40 miles per day, electric transportation can and will handle our daily transportation needs and provide the reliability and convenience we have come to expect from our automobiles. This opinion piece is from an independent writer and is not connected with Greentech Media News.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Most days, most cars are going to have lots of extra battery capacity,” said Mr. Kempton, noting that on average, American automobiles get driven for just one hour each day. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? ’s power generation, he said.
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