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Report: VW aims for 10,000 EVs sold in China by 2018

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen AG plans to sell 10,000 electric vehicle in China by 2018, according to Karl-Thomas Neumann, president of Volkswagen Group China, at the EVS conference in Shenzhen. The German company will produce an electric model at local ventures with SAIC Motor Corp. General Motors Co. General Motors Co.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. "The whole idea is that this is technology you can adapt to any existing niche," he said.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we And ride off into the sunset on electric power. Newsweek ).

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thats less than Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) ($7 billion at the beginning of April), but more than General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) ($1.3 More Andy Grove on battery power More Is it time to buy American Express? BYD, which is traded on the Hong Kong exchange, has a market value of about $3.8

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In developing its E-Flex technology for the Chevrolet Volt (which will come toBritain as the Vauxhall Ampera) General Motors addressed this problem byadding a small petrol engine to start automatically and recharge thebatteries when they are running low and thereby extend the car’s range sothat it can reach a convenient power point.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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