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Thursday, Dec 3
Fisker Automotive Starts Production in May
Some 1500 people have placed orders for the $87900 Karma plug-in hybrid, which will be built in Finland by Valmet Automotive. Fisker said he wants to have ...
Wednesday, Nov 25
Ford Preps Engineers for the Electric Era
Treehugger Ford already offers the Fusion Hybrid and Escape Hybrids, and it promises to have an all-electric Focus on the road by 2011 and a plug-in hybrid by 2012. ... Ford, UDM Retrain Automotive Engineers to Compete in New Era of Electric VehiclesAll Cars Electric all 29 news articles »
Friday, Nov 13
Mini E Field Test Highlights Roadblocks Facing Electric Cars
Each car would draw about 700 watts, he said, and three plasma TVs, in one year, use about as much power as a Ford Escape plug-in hybrid. ... and more »
Monday, Jun 15
Shai Agassi: China is the EV Tipping Point
China's BYD is working on EVs and a plug-in hybrid and has a deal with VW to develop batteries for Volkswagen. And Hafei Automotive is building the electric car California EV startup Coda Automotive promises to have on the road in California. ... China Is the “EV Tipping Point” Wired News
Friday, Dec 12
GM CEO Rolling Up Capitol Hill In a Chevy Volt
See Also: The Chevy Volt Will Save GM (And Get the Girl) The Volt Isn't a Prius. It Might Even Be Better. Exclusive: Inside the Design Process of the Volt 34,520 People and Counting Want a Volt Bob Lutz: Volt Is the U.S. Car Industry's Moon Shot
Tuesday, Nov 25
Fisker Raids GM To Build His Hybrid
Another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place at Fisker Automotive, which says it will put a turbocharged GM engine under hood of the $80,000 Karma plug-in hybrid slated for production next year. The announcement that General Motors will... Photos by Fisker Automotive.
Monday, Nov 17
Piaggio Unveils a 141-MPG Plug-In Hybrid Scooter
The gas-electric version of Piaggio's funky but fun MP3 scooter uses a parallel hybrid system much like that in the Toyota Prius but advances the technology by adding an electrical cord. Although Toyota, General Motors and several other automakers are developing cars that can be charge...
