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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Here we offer some insight into these newcomers and their potential impact on the future of green motoring. Tesla Motors. Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."

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