Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

No party for Citis owners: You and me FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- When gas was topping $4 a gallon last summer, the urgency to find alternative sources of energy to power cars and trucks became clear to most Americans. Here, too, electricity is key. He can use the National Labs for R&D.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. I wish the thing was for sale as-is. But yes, there was no slalom to see how it handles the twisties.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. Or maybe just snap up the engineers. Keep reading about the EVs good and bad qualities after the jump.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking? Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Looking for a better auto insurance rate?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps.

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