Chinese Kits Prius Tech 
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids. The 100 m.p.g. • BRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE: Unwrapping the 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.
Plug In India
JANUARY 15, 2022
And he assured me that Oben is not taking the Chinese assembler route to market. His garage currently houses, apart from the e2o, a Toyota Prius and an Isuzu pickup. Madan is very tech savvy - and actually founded a telemedicine company about a decade ago. The womenfolk created some sewing kits and embroidery frames.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. in chinese ?, and Chrysler. Sure, it can handle most commutes on the battery, but who commutes in this?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
"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. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Let them go bankrupt.
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