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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. In a series hybrid, the electric engine propels the car down the road.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Warren Buffett is an investor in China’s BYD, which is making a compact fully electric vehicle to be sold in China later this year. And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea.

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