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PHEV conversion company Echo Automotive completes $3M financing, joins CALSTART

Green Car Congress

a developer of technologies enabling the conversion of existing fleet vehicles into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, completed a $3-million financing with United Fleet Financing, LLC, through a private placement offering and mezzanine financing. The terms of this note include conversion features at $0.55 Echo Automotive, Inc.,

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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

EV1 started it off Martinson, who was a satisfied Porsche owner in the early 00s, was on a flight from New York to Phoenix when he found himself sitting next to the CEO of Arizona’s largest utility company. “We Martinson’s GM EV1. This did not stop the CEO from offering Martinson a chance to drive one of the utility’s GM EV1 ’s. “He

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” It was mostly members with electric conversions. Lobbying EV1 style Pohorsky leased his first EV, a GM EV1 , in 1999.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards. No surprises there are promises of big performance for a PHEV due late in 2022 or early 2023.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? htm Advocates of the Th!

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