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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 to charge overnight. The electric Mini is unlikely to go into production in its present form.

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

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"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it.

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