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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

Green Car Congress

This strategy builds on the company’s preparation of its Chattanooga facilities for local EV production. As part of its preparation to launch the American-assembled ID.4, In addition, the global Volkswagen Group aims to build up a battery cell production in the United States to meet the growing demand for batteries across its brands.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

Creative Greenius

None of those things to go wrong either, in fact a whole lot less to go wrong since the electric car has about a handful of moving parts compared to over 1000 in a gas powered car. The Focus is supposed to get 100 miles to a charge, but Frank is very worried about where people are going to plug in their cars. Plugging Plug-Ins, Part I.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Coulomb Technologies are moving into EV charging. More details — and a nice namecheck for ‘Revenge’ – after the jump: Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations. Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations. By Scott Duke Harris.

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Yeah, I Got Your Chevy Volt, Right Here. Day 2 @ Plug-In 2009

Creative Greenius

Too bad BMW isn’t planning on building and selling this car for real. Get to know Coulomb they make the CHARGEPOINT charging stations and they make them good. Their chargers were all over the exhibit floor charging every EV there. They will own a big part of this future because they were first and their model is brilliant.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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