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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

French cars were semi-mainstream vehicles in the United States for a good chunk of the 20th century, but their manufacturers began dropping out of our market during the last few decades. The final Renaults sold here were 1988 Medallions (though Renault HQ claims that we'll be able to purchase electric Alpine A110s here in 2027).

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Nissan to Introduce New V-Platform and All-New Global Compact Car at Geneva 2010

Green Car Congress

Breaking with conventional practice that focused on launching production in established markets such as the US, Europe and Japan, and then localizing for emerging markets, Nissan has instigated measures to start production of the completely new model at overseas manufacturing sites such as India, China and Thailand.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. "Too many new roads."

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Like shopping malls for example, or very nearly any manufacturer or industrial consumer. If every car accepts 2 or 4 or 6 of these universal packs then true economies of scale can kick in in their manufacture. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter!