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. Stop in at a car dealer today and let them know: No Plug? Here's my April column.

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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. 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. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Establishing dealer network.

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