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Less is more with this ‘street-legal’ tiny Chinese electric SUV

Baua Electric

So if you are lucky enough to live in an area that has friendlier golf cart and NEV laws, or simply play your cards right on a busy day at the DMV, you might just be able to slip one of these out onto the streets. Of course, don’t expect that advertised $2,600 price to hold up for very long.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Either that, or we’d buy one from someone else who did,” he said. I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I McNeil, DEVC Secretary/Treasurer and now the sole member who hails from the early days, represents the technical core of this chapter.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please? They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. The first law of technology: "Never buy anything with a low serial number."

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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. Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1. Next: a carbon tax. — Jeff U 6.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: J-Bob | Apr 13, 2009 4:48:10 PM "Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. THE GOV NEEDS TO GET THIER HEADS OUT OF THE SAND,THIS IS SO BIG.

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