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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

billion invested in 180 green-technology companies. billion invested in 180 green-technology companies worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to a study by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. By Jaeah Lee for the Christian Science Monitor.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. First-generation technology is expensive, but you can’t have a second generation without a first generation.” rolls toward bankruptcy. and Chrysler. .&#

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The electric car and grid parity - OregonLive.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The solar market, for example, has been around for some time, but it has been a fringe technology in commercial terms. The Oregon Legislature is contemplating bills that provide credits for both manufacturers and purchasers of electric cars. and Mark Brady, the departments sustainable development liaison.

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