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Junkyard Find: Nissan Leafpocalypse in California

The Truth About Cars

Then some of the early golf-cart-esque electric LSVs that sold in California during the mid-to-late 2000s began showing up in the Pick-n-Pulls of the Golden State. I haven't lived in the East Bay since 2010, but I came of driving age there and I get back frequently to visit friends, family and junkyards.

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Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Indeed REVA is braced for the future having already unveiled several new models of its own that feature sleeker looks than the G-Wiz which has often been compared to a golf cart.

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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

Baua Electric

A longstanding problem As early as 2010, tourism experts observed that some destinations were approaching or had exceeded their carrying capacity. In Italy, tourists will be limited to 20,000 a day in Pompeii, and new legislation in Florence may prevent tourists from using golf carts to tool around.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

in late 2010. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Prius hybrid.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

The only EV he was familiar with was a golf cart, so he tried playing around with that, and eventually converted a Beck into electric.” In 2010, Jack made his first visit to GEVA, where “He came to give a talk about lithium batteries,” remembered Garver. “He

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state. Now add much cheaper materials and NiMH is now obsolete.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

before 2010. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. Apr 25 01:04 PM | Link | Reply HerrHansa 12 Comments A golf cart with a nice body, for more than the price of a decked out Mini. Think has established a U.S. Electric cars a still a joke.