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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Waters worked on the battery for the General Motors EV1 and also worked at Ener1, which makes lithium-ion batteries. The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal. In order to get the same performance, you have to get a much bigger electric motor,&# Frank said in an interview in August.

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