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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Report: Mitsubishi Planning Dealer Expansion, More Models for U.S.

The Truth About Cars

That said, the company appears to be serious about setting things right inside America and may actually be in a unique position to pull this off. A few years ago, your author speculated that Toyota would probably be having a good run as there was mounting evidence that Americans couldn’t really afford new automobiles.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

But now change has come to America, the people are more than ready, and the cars are here. He’s one of the co-founder’s of Plug-In America and he’s also Zan’s husband. If you can afford them. She lives in a solar powered house and drives an electric car. You could too.

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Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

Green Car Congress

Jim Lentz, TMS president, confirmed in his speech at NAIAS that TMS is developing a Prius family “marketing strategy” for North America that will take full advantage of the Prius brand equity, and said that “among others, the FT-CH is a concept that we are considering.”. —Jim Lentz. And then there is range. —Jim Lentz.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Tesla Roadster represents the evolution of AC Propulsion’s 12 year old tzero which in 2002 pioneered the use of lithium-ion batteries (6,800 cells) demonstrating 0-60mph acceleration times in the 3.6 Specially engineered for automobile use, the battery technology will have a range of more than 240 kilometers, or 150 miles.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. He knew very little about making cars but proved to be a quick study.

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