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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

All stressed that plug-in technology already exists and just needs a push on the financial front from Congress.&#. All stressed that plug-in technology already exists and just needs a push on the financial front from Congress. lawmakers are supportive of the idea. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

Green Car Congress

A fifth paper presented at the World Congress assessed one year of in-use operating data from first-generation Chevrolet Volt and projected the performance of the second generation.). Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. GM selected Delphi’s novel dual-side cooled Viper as the power device for the TPIM.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Hes confident that challenge can be met, though. ( Everything is on the table." The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Thats right.

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