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Electric Car War Heats Up

After GM intentionally destroyed it’s lead with the electric car in early 2000, it looks like the battle to win the electric car race is heating up. First GM announces the Volt and starts promoting it years before a production model is completed. The way the Volt works is to run completely off of internal batteries, [...]

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Chevy Volt, Rechargable Hybrid by 2010

AutoblogGreen has the scoop on the new Chevy Volt (think of a mini version of the sporty Cadillac) that can get up to 40miles on a single electric charge, can recharge in 6 hours, and with gas or ethanol can run up to 640 miles on a single tank. Those are some pretty incredible stats [...]

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