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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

General Motors compounded their financial woes by destroying the EV1 and continued to work with the oil companies to gouge the public. As you know, today I strongly urge Congress to withhold any bailout funds from the auto industry, unless and until the industry agrees to mass-produce fuel efficiency automobiles; electric cars.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. Those cars will reduce oil demand at most by about 1/5th of one percent.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

That means you can drive around town as an electric car, and then jump on the freeway and head to Los Angeles, without having to recharge the battery. “Acting too soon will shut off innovation and will kill companies that are just getting started.&#. But they say they still can’t afford the expensive testing.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. because, even E85, we wish that would roll out a lot faster -- but, the only infrastructure thats really in place, besides oil, is electricity distribution. GM Press Release ). Bloomberg ). Reuters ).

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later. GM would only lease them.

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