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PHEV conversion company Echo Automotive completes $3M financing, joins CALSTART

Green Car Congress

Echo Automotive, Inc., a developer of technologies enabling the conversion of existing fleet vehicles into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, completed a $3-million financing with United Fleet Financing, LLC, through a private placement offering and mezzanine financing. The terms of this note include conversion features at $0.55

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What's it gonna take?

Plugs and Cars

Sales of plug-in cars are steady, but not overwhelming. Bright Automotive went under. Gas prices are at historically high levels, and have become a political football, but haven’t led to a surge in EV purchases. That means the cars on offer have to be purchased as quickly as they are produced. Aptera went under.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. The 100 m.p.g. The 100 m.p.g.

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