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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ. Range is another issue if electric cars are expected to be adopted by the average American and not just used as city cars. — Larry 4.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Notice in [link] that GM carefully avoids claiming to reduce CO2 by shifting to the grid, but leads people off the track by focusing on smog related issues. Oh, and it looks wayyyyy cooler than the Volt. GM knows better and guards against making fraudulent claims.

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