Plugs and Cars

APRIL 3, 2012

The Volt has had to contend with the overblown battery fire incident and the production hiatus. Aptera went under. Politicians hoping to exploit the moment spread the notion that American gasoline could flow bountifully, cheaply and forever were the boot heel of big government taken off the neck of poor oil companies.

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Karma Bright Automotive Fisker Tax Credit 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.

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Nissan San Jose Tax Credit Tax 160

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000.

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42