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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Google Inc. The top speed of the Revai, sold as the G-Wiz in the U.K., Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Warren Buffett is an investor in China’s BYD, which is making a compact fully electric vehicle to be sold in China later this year.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What isclear is that the full £5,000 will not be available for a £8,000 G-Wiz or a£15,000 Smart EV. The G-Wiz, made in India, now offers a lithium-ion battery option that extendsits driving range from 48 to 75 miles – but doubles the price.