Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., In Berkeley, a town known for its environmental sensibility, one out of five cars sold today is a hybrid Prius. and San Diego, a combination of green consciousness and enthusiasm for new technology seems to be stirring public interest in the cars. They cost drivers on average only 2.5
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. " Even before visiting BYD, Sokol believed in electric cars.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles.
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