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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cornell Tweet This Post Tags: BMW , electric vehicles , Fiat , Ford , General Motors , plug-in , Toyota , Volkswagen You might also like: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? Subscribe Subscribe via RSS What is RSS? About Gas 2.0

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? Sign Up for the Green Options Newsletter Follow us on Twitter Subscribe via email Resources Write for Gas 2.0

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The use and technology of a computer cable does change, so the plug cant remain for 25 years or whatever. Neutral jakem @ Apr 19th 2009 5:22PM I bet Im not using the same electrical plug as you. They arent standardised internationally. Neutral Luke @ Apr 19th 2009 5:57PM A lot more goes into HDMI and USB signals, standards, etc.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ENVI is a cross-functional, nimble team empowered to move quickly and access vast resources within Chrysler LLC in order to integrate electric-vehicle technology into existing products. Outside of North America, 2008 was the second-best sales year in the last decade and the third-best ever for Chrysler International.

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