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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Ford , Chrysler , Volvo Nissan , Subaru and VW have all indicated they will be bringing plug-in hybrids to the showroom floor for sale within the next few years. The BYD F3DM will land in showrooms at the end of the month. Parent company BYD Co.—it BYD plans to sell cars in Europe and the US by 2010.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Its first model, the Tesla Roadster, was the first production car to use lithium-ion batteries and was the first electric vehicle with a range greater than 200miles. Thanks to a $528million Federal loan the company will also begin work on ‘Project NINA’ to design and assemble a second-generation saloon car for sale in 2012.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The GWKulla, a short, curvy compact, runs on lithium-ion batteries and can go 160 kilometers (99 miles) when fully charged, the company says. In early testing, reviewers said a plug-in electric hybrid sedan from Chinas BYD Co. But the gasoline engine in the BYD rattled and could be noisy when it kicked in, the reviewers said.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. BYD CEO Wang Chuan-Fu figured out how to make cheaper batteries than the Japanese by replacing machines with migrant workers.

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Toyota electric ute could be less than 12 months away from Australia, but will fast-tracked HiLux and Ranger-sized dual-cab finally silence diesel-loving doubters?

EV Central

And before you ask me, in 2024 we will have good numbers of those vehicles for sale.” The changes will also apply to the Subaru Solterra , which also goes on-sale in Australia in 2023. It is as yet unknown if more updates are also coming for the bZ4X that change the current mechanical spec, which includes a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program. In the U.S.

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