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GM will sell 2,500 Chevy Volts in August, the most ever

2012-08-30 21:57:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM We should be getting August's official sales numbers early next week, but The Detroit Free Press is already reporting that General Motors will have something to be proud of in the announcement: 2,500 Chev...

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Are battery makers due for a "Ghosn shock"?

2012-08-30 20:59:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants Battery makers in the Japanese auto market are quite nervous, with concern that "Ghosn shock" may return in the wake of low-selling lithium-ion powered electric vehicles. In 1999, Nissan chief Car...

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Formula E to turn racing into team sport, secures Rio as first official host

2012-08-30 18:55:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, Racing If you've been yearning for some electric road-racing action of the four-wheeled variety, rest assured, plans for the FIA Formula E Championship are firming up and moving forward. In fact, Rio de Ja...

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Meet the Areion, the first 3D-printed automobile

2012-08-30 17:01:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Racing Think of it as a giant printer than can bend auto-body parts ... and a concept that pretty much bends the mind. A bunch of Belgian engineers who obviously downed a few Trappist beers to dream up this idea managed to ma...

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Under new CAFE rules plug-ins, natural gas, hydrogen cars are "incentive multipliers"

2012-08-30 05:03:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy, USA The new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for model year 2017-2025 vehicles was finalized at 54.5 miles per gallon today. The official rules document, though, is a wh...