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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

Green Car Congress

The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. Click to enlarge. Polaris Industries Inc. based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

In the winter of 1973, corporate managers summoned Whittingham to the company’s New York City offices to appear before a subcommittee of the Exxon board. The new chemistry boosted the battery’s voltage by another two-thirds, to 4 volts. In contrast, Whittingham’s new chemistry produced an astonishing 2.4 But he found no takers.

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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" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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Speaking: Tesla General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Brandon Erhart, Board Chair Robyn Denholm, CEO Elon Musk, and other executives and analysts 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting held on Thursday, June 13 Brandon Erhart: Welcome to Texas, the home of Tesla. We presented a similar proposal in 2021.

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