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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD’s plug-in hybrid F3DM went on sale (for fleet operators) late last year, and it’s supposed to launch its first all-electric model — the E6 — in the second half of 2009. BYD plans to sell its electric E6 and a plug-in hybrid sedan in the U.S. and EU buyers.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

04/23/2009 Foxs Bill OReilly Challenged to Live Up To His Words and Buy An Electric Car Fox News commentator, show host, and radio talk show host Bill OReilly has been. Tags: evdriven. 04/22/2009 Review: 2010 Toyota Prius Ride & Drive There, tucked in a corner of the basement at Cobo Arena in Detroit, sat the. All Rights Reserved.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample. We realised quite early that the Tigor’s fast tag had a zero balance - so we ended up paying double the toll on the first three gates. A SOS call to Jayasuriya resulted in 1000 Rs appearing on the tag - and from then on it was easy going.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" Tags: evdriven. PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. See also Hymotions comments on the subject.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

Ended up buying some harbaara , carrot, cucumber and oranges. Nudged them to consider the BYD. One experiment that I thought will work out well is using a VIN based unique ID - which can then be linked to a common payment app, say the Fast tag. Also some swimming, with both young boys and old ducks doing the rounds of the lake.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars. Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. — Jeff U 6.

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