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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

It would be a good idea to retrofit this in existing Nexon's. Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. One idea would be to cater to the commercial segment. Another idea that we discussed was using this for charging swappable batteries. 5,000 upwards. Alas, no show!

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea. February 17, 2009 7:03 am Link Smart Grid An Invaluable Idea Worldwide / Buildings could become the new power plants BRUSSELS ? Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." I got beaten down a number of times."

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When most of America will be reluctant to buy a GM car because the company might go bankrupt how the hell did those in charge think bailing them out was a good idea? I like the idea that I can take to the Hwy I can do better than 330 miles on a 10 gallon tank. billion" is needed to do what exactly? WTF do they need ANOTHER $10.3B

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