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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. By partnering with these two industries. By partnering with these two industries. Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The true impact of electric vehicles should consider the make-up of the power grids where these cars will be used. Did you really expect the domestic auto industry to maintain marketshare when we opened our market to free trade without first getting commitments from those other countries to open theirs?

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Notice in [link] that GM carefully avoids claiming to reduce CO2 by shifting to the grid, but leads people off the track by focusing on smog related issues. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible.

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