Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

GM CEO Rick Waggoner was pushed out and the company got sixty days to get its act together. While the American government is deep in the morass of Detroit’s legacy, the Chinese leadership may have turned to face the future. Here's my April column. Chrysler was told to consummate with Fiat quickly or else. Can I charge my new EV here?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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