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

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is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Yeah, go buy a 59k Tesla that can go 200 miles… then your screwed, sure go park and get a hotel and charge it for 8 hours… then go another 200 miles, great for long trips i’m sure. I would buy a Volt for $40K. — Ken Smith 4.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I People wont buy a full car. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Doubts PHEVs have environmental benefits. The biggest barrier is the battery."

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Topics: Deals and investments , Transportation Tags: GM , Segway , city transportation , 2009 New York auto show Share: Digg Del.icio.us You can buy it now. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The idea is that when your car needs more energy, you can drive your car into a station and, like an automated car wash, your depleted battery is replaced robotically by one that has a full charge. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly.