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MAEAA Web Links

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Lectra: Matts sweetelectric motorcycle Mazda626 : Jerry Halsteads conversion diary. Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: PowerBrakes/Vacuum Pumps : A nice website with information on the GM12 volt vacuum pump Why Wait for Detroit? Jeep: Nick Vieras Cherokee conversion project. Nice folks.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Detroits horsepower jockey insists the Volt will be his crowning achievement--and his swan song. Detroit Free Press ). Detroit News ). Detroit News ).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. AND the Detroit car companies were laughing. GM doesnt have a chance.

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