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An Interview with Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of SMMT

Green Cars News

Question: Following the recent announcement of Tesla Motors joining the SMMT, do you envisage other electric car producers joining? Q: What new ideas do you think Tesla Motors can bring to your organisation? Q: How do you think the UK can position itself at the forefront of electric car production? TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. “You guys own the cars.&# ’s power generation, he said. We will own the battery.

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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. Raising money to bring a PHEV to market.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

Join lifestyle influencers Coral Golding, Dean Bartle, Grace Beverly and share your eco changes on social media, remembering to tag us when you do! Some project ideas you could try below: Wash out old tin cans, decorate with paints, collage or by making holes in them to create pencil pots, plant pots or a little money tin for a rainy day.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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