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Greentech Media | The Bus With Plug and Play Batteries

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

by: Michael Kanellos April 20, 2009 A 1/10th size scale prototype of an electric vehicle powered by Aduras drive train. Adura Systems claims it can pull off that feat with its MESA power train for buses that the company hopes to commercially release next year. Though $155,000 seems awfully cheap for lithium-ion battery packs.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Unlike biofuels, which rely on traditional combustion technology and essentially have been debunked as a long-term solution, electricity already powers everything we use – except our transportation. The first step was the hybrid, which proved to the world that electric power can reduce gas consumption.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. Youre already getting our newsletter.

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