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Optimistic EVs – the cure for range anxiety | Opinion

EV Central

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 SUV. In that time the big, stylish and reasonably spacious Mercedes did all kinds of duty, from ferrying multiple children to tipsy adults, picking up an electric drum kit and keeping it hidden in the boot until Christmas Eve and transporting unfeasible amounts of alcohol. Hyundai Kona Electric.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. The 100 m.p.g. Right Now can be seen here. Yep, a truck.

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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

Drive EV

3 is set to become the people’s electric car with ample range, interior space equivalent to the class above and all the kit you will ever need. If an SUV is what you are after, the Kona is a great option. driveEV is the UK's only online magazine dedicated to electric cars. Hyundai Kona – £30,625. Volkswagen e-Golf.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Blending the MPG of SUVs and small cars understates the real consumption and rewards automakers for building gas hogs and unsafe micro cars which makes people want to buy "safe" gas hogs. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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