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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

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Gregg Small, executive director of environmental nonprofit Climate Solutions , said electric cars could be a big part of achieving energy independence and addressing climate change, if done in conjunction with energy conservation. "If Washington, D.C.

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

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A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. I had surmised this in my 2002 car design thesis [link] even before anyone was talking about plug in series hybrids.

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