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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

A range extender allows the RT to extend its electrical driving range, so it is not limited to its all-electric range. Various other companies are currently designing and developing fleets of fully electric emergency vehicles, including golf carts for police and ATVs for search-and-rescue operations.

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Koreas CTT To Manufacture Electric Vehicles in US

Green Car Congress

a South Korea-based manufacturer of low speed electric vehicles (LSVs) plans to build a range of electric vehicles in the US, beginning with its e-Zone and c-Zone low speed electric vehicles. Vehicles will range in price from US$8,000 to $16,000 fully equipped. The c-Zone is based on a golf cart chassis and uses a 48V, 3.5

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"From what we have seen so far, [Chinese electric vehicle] technology is not that advanced" in terms of things like battery life, driving range and recharging, said Nick Reilly, head of GM Asia-Pacific operations, on Monday. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co. are expected to begin producing jointly this summer.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Range is another issue if electric cars are expected to be adopted by the average American and not just used as city cars. Your main concerns have already been addressed.

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