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This Chinese electric bus is adorably shaped like a koala bear

Baua Electric

kWh battery isn’t exactly huge either, though the lead acid battery design means it’s probably contributing to around a quarter of the entire vehicle’s weight. Just because this koala bus is priced at around $8,500 doesn’t mean you should try to get one into your driveway. It seems the powertrain might be part of the answer.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. The nonprofit CalCars does conversions to demonstrate new designs and provide a platform for different batteries; we dont sell conversions. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Bring on the EV Trucks

Revenge of the Electric Car

Pricing for the company’s full line of Class 3 (10,000-14,000 pounds) to Class 6 (19,001-26,000 pounds) trucks wasn’t available, but a spokesman told us that a Class 3 model would run $50,000 to $55,000 plus the cost of a five-year battery lease. ? Lead-acid batteries would provide less range.

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