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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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That would be the Dodge Circuit, a car that Chrysler unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January and which is now prominently displayed at the New York Auto Show. "The whole idea is that this is technology you can adapt to any existing niche," he said. Tags: evdriven. 5.90 / 0.07% Nasdaq 1,673.07

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PowerBrakes/Vacuum Pumps : A nice website with information on the GM12 volt vacuum pump Why Wait for Detroit? Returnto top of page} EV Promotion Organizations EVUK : Electric vehicles inthe UK If you have any problems withany of these links, or know of any that should be added, please e-mail: Tags: ev evdriven. Discover the potential!

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

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The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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Although using ferrite magnets in a motor is not a new idea, most of the machines designed with these types of magnets are intended for use in industrial applications where requirements in terms of size, torque density and wide operating temperature range are not as extreme as in automotive traction application. liter range extender engine.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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which hopes to sell cars here in three to five years, used the Detroit Auto Show to display a prototype sedan it says can run 60 miles on batteries developed in-house and another 190 miles on a gas/electric system. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Detroit Free Press ).

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