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2010 Aptera 2e First Drive and Video on Inside Line

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The initial funding has come from serious investors, including Idealab, the business incubator of entrepreneur Bill Gross, as well as google.org, the green-investments arm of Google. Just make the ride quiet and smooth and I'm there! I'm hoping it can get a more comfortable and quiet ride.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. market b y the end of 2009. Electric cars a still a joke.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon? I’ve written several posts about these exact topics: Firefly Energy: [link] True cost to own of EVs (especially read through the comments on this one: [link] — Nick Chambers 3. April 10, 2009 10:06 pm Link I make, convert and drive EV’s and have for 13 yrs.

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