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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

for sale to regular folks. Check out the article: Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee. Here’s a snippet from the article: A top Nissan official in the U.S. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. Perry said.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. The high voltage systems pose little to no risk of electric shock, either while driving or recharging. Don’t worry about dodging puddles in your Prius! Here’s what we discovered. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It accelerates from 0-60mph in a mere 3.9seconds, and, according to Tesla’s analysis, is ‘twice as efficient’ as the Toyota Prius. The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). Of all the ‘upstart’ green car companies, Tesla is the closest to breaking out into the mainstream.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chambers Williams III • THE TENNESSEAN• April 26, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc. See instructions for fixing the problem.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Prius hybrid. "From what we have seen so far, [Chinese electric vehicle] technology is not that advanced" in terms of things like battery life, driving range and recharging, said Nick Reilly, head of GM Asia-Pacific operations, on Monday. Related Articles UK electric car buyers to get £5,000. BYD has a long way off to.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Please feel free to tell us what you believe to be the benefits of some of the various recharging modes mentioned above in the comments section below. Jason ↓ ↑ report 7 jharlan 10:41PM (4/09/2009) Home recharge with your home solar recharge station would be the most desirable for commuting from the suburbs.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.

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