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How Ford got back in the EV game

Plugs and Cars

Of course Ford needed some plan to deal with last year's high gas prices. As with the BMW MINI E , what is stunning, if not surprising, is how quickly a decent fully electric vehicle can be put on the road. Of course all this electric car hoo-ha bubbled back to the surface with last year's gas prices, now receded.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Coulomb’s logo, apt but dull, reimagines a gas pump as a standard three-prong electrical socket. Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range. Its dream is to be a ubiquitous part of the scenery.

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