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Mini :Hans Hochwald "unique" conversion Mini :Kaptain Kleavers Mini Pickup Nissan: Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs PlymouthHorizon : Mike Chanceys former EV, a Jet Electrica 007. PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Home PowerMagazine : While not an EV magazine, they do have a regular EV section.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. and Nissan Motor Co. Right Now can be seen here.

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

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Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. 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. nk Related Posts From Green Inc.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill.,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Nissan Includes PHEVs in its long-term development program. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible.

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

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It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping.