Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Here is the full text of the entire article (in case the link goes bad). The company was competing for the pact with a joint venture of German’s Continental AG and Boston-based A123 Systems. and complete the circle. URL: [link]. GM Reported Ready To Give Volt Battery Nod to Unit of LG Chem.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Going from 12MPG to 15.8MPG saves more gas than going from 50MPG to 500MPG.

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