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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

advocacy group Plug In America.&#. . advocacy group Plug In America.&#. Despite a surge in interest, electric cars may remain niche products in the world’s two largest auto markets. This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. By Jaeah Lee for the Christian Science Monitor. percent of $1.9

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

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“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. During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. rolls toward bankruptcy. and Chrysler.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Now, people are used to cellphone subscription plans and plugging the phone into the wall at night, Mr. Thesen reasoned, so a switch to electric cars would also be manageable. Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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