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Send us your EV REVENGE stories

Revenge of the Electric Car

Since the release of Who Killed the Electric Car? in 2006 and a steady stream of fan mail from all over the world, we can really sense a global community of electric car supporters who want to see all-electric vehicles replace the inefficient and costly gas-powered cars on the roads.

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Greenius On The Scene: Plug-In 2009

Creative Greenius

They’ll be making Leafs in Tennessee and they will be making many more batteries than cars. Here’s the Greenius with film director Chris Paine, Tesla owner, all around good guy, and the man behind “Who Killed The Electric Car.&# Chris spoke at the public panel this evening.

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Chelsea Sexton has a Volt for a foster child

Revenge of the Electric Car

Read about her cautious optimism for GM’s new electric car in her recent blog post: “I first learned of the Chevrolet Volt while standing on a Minneapolis street corner on June 23, 2006. …read the rest of her blog post here. …read the rest of her blog post here.

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Filming Tesla - 1

Revenge of the Electric Car

There is something about the sight of more than four million dollars of incredibly sleek, fast (they do look fast - even standing still) car flesh under one roof that really makes you tingle. It was tangible proof that the cars were… well, that the cars were, and that the production line was moving.

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Video of Plug In America’s Inaugural EV Parade West

Revenge of the Electric Car

Regular readers of this blog will know all about Plug in America’s triumphant Inaugural Parade in Santa Monica, CA a few weeks back. A final count of 77 electric vehicles and over 250 people participated in the rally and subsequent parade. Ed Kjaer, Director of Electric Transportation, SoCal Edison.

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Is GM Playing Games with the Volt?

Plugs and Cars

As I've blogged previously , I want to believe as much as the next guy that the Volt - GM's announced plug-in hybrid - is real. I believe enviros have spent way too much time pushing for higher CAFE standards and ignored alternative methods of getting clean cars on the road. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

Plugs and Cars

There has never been a shortage of stories in the press denigrating plug-in electric cars. Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. Special interests who preferred to maintain the internal combustion status quo (read oil and auto companies) have long needed to plant seeds of doubt.

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