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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 11:21 am Link Kaare- Lithium Ion batteries do not contain lead (unless it is in solder connections) and do not contain acid. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. “It would help stabilize the energy flows, so you don’t come up against the limits of the grid.

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