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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

We have rock-solid finances. The perspective of rising oil prices is a turboboost for a change in customer behavior, he said. The current price of a battery pack for just a short-range electric vehicle is between €8,000 to €12,000 he noted. We have nine strong brands that work well together. Currently, cars contribute.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Clean base load energy is particularly important since that is usually generated by nukes, burning coal or, in the case of Hawaii, oil. As Hawaii taps into more of this clean geothermal energy, they can retire, one by one, their dirty, expensive oil burners. Mr. Agassi has raised $200 million in private financing for his idea.

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