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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Meanwhile, GM is hedging its bets by continuing to invest in the dream of cheap, cellulosic ethanol and the hallucinogenic pipe dream of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.) But neither car, GM execs made clear, will appear for sale on a showroom floor for more that two years.

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Green Autos in the Times: Hybrid Hype, Hydrogen Hooey and Electric Dreams

Plugs and Cars

Behind its green Teflon shield, the Lexus proved to be just another overstuffed sedan that can barely top 20 miles a gallon." The reader is just meant to be left with the impression that Big Auto is still trying but the dang technology just isn't good enough or safe enough or cheap enough to market. Just because they say so.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Audi A6 e-Tron – concept car points to sleek large luxury sedan powered only by electricity. BYD – Chinese car maker (the name means Build Your Dreams) has huge plans for Australia, including a range of SUVs and a sports sedan. Genesis Electrified G80 – large sedan gets full EV treatment with dual-motor setup.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In October a BYD sedan called the F3 became the bestselling sedan in China, topping well-known brands like the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota ( TM ) Corolla. Ive flown 8,000 miles to meet Wang, and on the way to the interview, my driver pulls to the side of a dusty highway. Tags: evdriven. "That was a good sign."

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