Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules are, as the name implies, based on an average fuel economy of all the vehicles a manufacturer sells. Some will be electric-only, others will be extended-range vehicles in which a gasoline engine will generate electricity on board after about 40 miles of driving on a fully charged battery.

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Chrysler 2009 Dodge Circuit Electric Cars 32

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. KEMET Corporation. Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Louis Science Center; Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEV-US); Kokam America Inc. Brownstown, MI. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd. Technology.

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010. Postal Service with a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans in Michigan, North Carolina and the New York City area beginning later this year.

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Tennessee Nissan Electric Cars Cars 53

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. North County Times ) 11/04/07 Toyota said that better batteries are needed to extend the cars electric-mode range -- and even the most promising prospects may not be good enough.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45