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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. The S1 is built on a steel frame, which has about 40 child parts. Paint Shops There are two paint shops: one for the plastic parts and one for the frame. There are 16 polypropylene plastic parts that require painting. Then the parts are cleaned with de-ionized air.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That… may take some doing on GMs part. April 18, 2009 5:03 pm Link Does NYT’s own part stock in soon to be defunk GM ? I see the second point as easily over-riding the first unless GM can get back to the point where people EXPECT them, as a company, to survive as a matter of course. — Sean 13.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Instead, the focus over the coming years will apparently be on including the vehicle’s battery as part of a local home or office area network. The best part? Demand for energy, to heat our buildings in the winter and cool them in the summer, is highest at the very time when supply is also the greatest. It is truly cyclical.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos Back to Top Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company Privacy Policy Search Corrections RSS First Look Help Contact Us Work for Us Media Kit Site Map.

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