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As 2011 Chevrolet Volt Nears Dealers, Ghostly EV1 Gets Enthusiasts Excited

All Cars Electric

Just as the excitement is growing over the first dealer deliveries of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Nissan Leaf, eagle-eyed EV enthusiasts have spotted General Motor’s previous electric car on Google’s Street View.

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Fisker Karma Electric-Car Charging Stations Have EV1 Roots

Green Car Reports

As buyers start to bring home plug-in cars, they will also expect their dealer to help them acquire and install a 240-Volt charging station (technically known as an EVSE, though few people call them that). When you buy an electric car, you will most likely need a charging station.

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Kia EV9 flagship electric SUV to debut on November 11

Electric Vehicles India

Their names will range from EV1 to EV9 and all will be crossover SUVs including the existing EV6. If you are an EV manufacturer or EV Dealer or EV Supporter who want to share news related to electric vehicles on our website, please send an email to crm@electricvehicles.in. It has first unveiled its EV6 hatchback on its E-GMP platform.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

Teslarati

The Detroit-based GM entered the EV sector with the EV1 in 1996, which used a 16.5-18.7 There is a strong and growing conviction among our employees, customers, dealers, suppliers, unions, and investors, as well as policymakers, that electric vehicles and self-driving technology are the keys to a cleaner, safer world for all.”

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Toyota Snags a RAV4 EV

Plugs and Cars

As GM talks up the Volt, it ensures EV1s at museums and universities not be returned to the road as electric cars. The leaseholder chose not to buy out the lease, and returned the electric car to the dealer. Very few RAV4 EVs have been returned to the dealer when the lease ends. You'd be wrong. But Toyota refused.

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July/August '06 - Activists Promote the Film, Ford Retreats on Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

Chris Paine, the director, and Chelsea Sexton, ex-EV1 specialist and a central character in the film, tirelessly criss-crossed the country speaking to the press. Tell your local dealer you’ll buy a hyrid with a plug. Reviews of the movie by the score have been fueled by $75 per barrel oil and the fear of $4 per gallon gas.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1. Brilliant advertising, ordinary vehicles and lack of corporate support and fresh product killed the brand, but it taught GM a lot.

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