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Tata Nano Draws More Than 203,000 Fully Paid Bookings, More Than 2X Initial Allotment

Green Car Congress

million (14 lakh) people walked in to Tata Motors’ Showrooms, Croma and Westside stores across the country to view the car. Seventy percent of the 203,000 bookings were financed, while 30% of the applicants booked in cash by paying fully.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings call summary

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According to Kirkhorn, Tesla had been looking for a place to store its cash. 14:50 PT – Zachary Kirkhorn explains the Model S and Model X delays, noting that the delays are a meaningful headwind for the company’s finances. Bitcoin was a good place to put Tesla cash and be able to get some return on it,” he said.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. So, Im going to go out on a limb here and say bags of Frito snacks will soon be coming to stores near you with a lot less gasoline, noise and dirty emissions. (2 car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Both cars will be subject to the new CARB rules, but GM and Toyota should have no problem affording the rigorous tests or financing the warranty requirements. These vapors are stored in an adjacent canister built to hold up to three days worth of vapors. But they say they still can’t afford the expensive testing.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. So just use a portable electric generator in the trunk, from the hardware store to charge the batteries while you drive. run the hardware store and buy a new one. They make them all wrong. but even that is wrong.

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