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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

This is also true of the industry itself, which often makes bold promises designed to appease a subset of the public only to repeatedly move the target date back a few years.& Manufacturers have also signaled they’ll need more time to finish constructing EV facilities and started grumbling about subsidies being cut off.&

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

Green Car Congress

The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to support the variety of new EVs entering the roadways. The ChargePoint Network is founded on an open interface, standards-based architecture providing station owners with a complete set of business applications, and providing drivers with EV charging apps.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway. Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program. Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. Shameless self plugs here.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Red Herring ).

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