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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

I t wasn't that long ago that I remember a Chrysler ad that bragged about how its new Charger, with the big V 8, was a hybrid. Now, the very ungreen Chrysler is changing its tune. In the last few weeks, not only has Chrysler made announcements, so has Mazda, Hyundai, and Nissan. Tags: manufacturers.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Those areas include quicker and deeper cuts of the workforce, dealer network, and the number of brands; restructuring GMs balance sheet to lighten its debt load; and keeping development of our mainstream alternative technology vehicles on track, including the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt. Tags: evdriven. All Rights Reserved.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Establishing dealer network.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"When I first visited the BYD factory, I was shocked," says Daniel Kim, a Merrill Lynch technology analyst based in Hong Kong, who has been to the fully automated production lines in Japan and Korea. Deploying the armies of laborers at BYD is an officer corps of managers and engineers who invent and design the products.

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GM on the brink…

Revenge of the Electric Car

or any other automaker would have far-reaching consequences, given the millions of people employed by supplier companies, dealers and other small businesses that are dependent on the industry. Ford and Chrysler have been lobbying hard in Washington for more help. If it provides G.M. But a bankruptcy by G.M. November 8, 2008.

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