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0What movers, shakers and bakers were saying at the Business of Plugging In, part II 1292259540
Bright Idea PHEV van – Click above for high-res image galleryLast time, I reported some of what key presenters had to say at the October Center for Automotive Research (CAR) "Business of Plugging In" (BPI) conference in Detroit. This time, I will offer a bit more of that from an ... -
At Witz' End: 2010 Business of Plugging In, notes and quotes 1291665060
What EV movers, shakers and bakers were saying
2011 Chevrolet Volt plugs in at the RenCen during BPI 2010 – Click above for high-res image galleryEarlier this fall, a day before attending press events for Ford's new, more fuel-efficient truck engines and Chevy's Volt (interesting ... -
In deep with Better Place: how to profit while
swapping batteriesselling miles 1289955660Renault Fluence Z.E. – Click above for high-res image gallerySome of the people who work for Better Place see their job as something bigger than themselves. Take, for example, Jason Wolf, North American vice president, John Proctor, communications and Michael Granoff, head of oil ... -
Magna E-Car Systems purchases first ChargePoint CT3000 DC fast-charge station 1287176280
Coulomb Technologies, along with partner Aker Wade Power Technologies, is now taking orders for the ChargePoint CT3000 networked DC fast-charge stations. Deliveries of the CT3000 will commence early next year. The CT3000 offers the convenience of 30-minute charging and is designed to accommodate ...
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Business of Plugging In 2010: Details on upcoming enhAT-PZEV and E85 Chevy Volt models, overnight staggered charging 1287071700
Gov. Granholm gets into a Chevy Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryThe way General Motors will deal with the separate emissions regulations for California and the rest of the U.S. is by offering the Chevrolet Volt in at different powertrain flavors by 2012. Tony Posawatz, the ... -
Business of Plugging In 2010: MI Gov. Granholm grooves on plug-in vehicles 1286985360
Gov. Granholm learns about plug-in vehicles – Click above for high-res image galleryMichigan governor Jennifer Granholm visited the 2010 Business of Plugging In conference in downtown Detroit yesterday, capping her trip with a short drive in a white 2011 Chevrolet Volt. She also stopped ... -
Business of Plugging In 2010: GM has 100+ plug-in vehicle chargers installed around Michigan, 5,200 more on the way 1286970600
2011 Chevrolet Volt plugs in at the RenCen – Click above for high-res image galleryTo kick off the 2010 Business of Plugging In expo in style, General Motors announced a big push for electric vehicle chargers that will help give the 2011 Chevrolet Volt models plenty of electric juice as ...
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At Witz' End - The Business of Plugging In, Take 2 1260561300
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image galleryA New World of Opportunity Anyone out there read Inc. magazine? I don't either. But I picked up the November 2009 issue at the October CAR "Business of Plugging In" event because it contained a very interesting feature called "The ... -
At Witz' End: Notes from "The Business of Plugging In" 1257785640
Bright IDEA PHEV at the Business of Plugging In conference - Click above for high-res image galleryEV business may be booming soon I dropped by the Center for Automotive Research's (CAR) "The Business of Plugging In" conference in Detroit recently and came away with a collection of quotes and ... -
PEV 2009: 1916 Woods Dual Power Model 44 Coupe hybrid on display 1256763540
1916 Woods Dual Power Model 44 Coupe - Click above for high-res image galleryAt the Business of Plugging In expo in Detroit last week, attendees were treated to a bit of history in the shape of the 1916 Woods Dual Power Model 44 Coupe. This car was moved by both a set of batteries that powered ... -
PEV 2009: David Cole explains why adding plugs to cars is anything but simple 1256597340
David Cole is the chairman of the Center For Automotive Research. As such, he is deeply connected to the industry and played a big role in organizing the Business of Plugging In expo in Detroit last week. We've talked with Cole in the past, and caught up with him at the expo to hear what the ...
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PEV 2009: Henrik Fisker explains how his company will be profitable, plans for 2010 1256583000
With his company about to announce its first U.S. plant in Delaware, CEO Henrik Fisker was in high spirits and high demand at last week's Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit. We were able to pull the busy man aside for a few minutes to ask for more information on how his company plans ...
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Quick Spin: Myers Motors NmG - redefining fast and small for the future 1256508240
Meyers Motors NmG - Click above for high-res image gallerydigg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Myers_Motors_NmG_Redefining_Fast_Small_Car_For_The_Future'; It's ironic that the NmG we got to take for a spin during the Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit last week might be the last ... -
Quick Spin: GGT Cozmo NEV - rickety things come in pricey packages 1256422500
GGT Cozma - Click above for high-res image galleryGreenGo Tek is a boastful little electric vehicle company. A press release issued by GGT over the summer to announce the new Cozmo neighborhood electric vehicle stated that, because the company also does EV conversions: "GGT is the only company ... -
Some say "No plug, no deal," but not everyone is gonna buy that 1256342100
This week, the Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers found that plug-in hybrids have to be "affordable" if automakers think that customers will want to buy them. People are interested, U of M says, but cost is paramount to people deciding to make a purchase. Speaking at the Business ...
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Quick Spin: newly upgraded Bright IDEA delivers 1256170620
Bright IDEA PHEV - Click above for high-res image galleryThe concepts that went into the Bright IDEA – a lightweight plug-in hybrid that serves a specific and large population – look great on paper. The vehicle itself, though, has never really looked all that good in the pictures ...
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PEV 2009: GM's Lauckner wishes for bigger incentives to get drivers out of gas-powered vehicles 1256151120
At this point, it's no secret that the Chevy Volt and other plug-in vehicles are not going to come cheap. The least-pricey full-speed electric vehicle may very well be the Nissan Leaf, which after incentives might drop into the $27-28,000 range before the extra cost of leasing the battery. While ...
