Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. One million.”. Neither does the U.S. Ford is not alone.

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Market Auto Industry Auto Michigan 89

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automaker, and saw its global new vehicle market share increase to 11% during the first quarter of 2009. VW and the electric car.

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2013 Companies Gas-Electric Recharge 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Raising money to bring a PHEV to market. But we have nothing to announce in terms of any kind of market place." Batteries not ready.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And what we want to do is make sure we launch the car well, that we get the maximum learning from it, that its successful in the market so that when we get to Gen 2, weve got the most cost out of it we can." " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. Sorry the market killed the EV1. you see that?

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41