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    At Witz' End - Comparing costs and benefits of fuel-saving technologies     1282780440

    Some surprises arise from three-year NRC study Say the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) – which, for some strange reason, administers the feds' Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program – wanted to know what the true costs would be of virtually every ICE ...

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    At Witz' End - Electric vehicle progress, prospects and challenges     1281034560

    2010 Plug-in Prius Prototypes – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Great start, but long road ahead I just returned from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in beautiful Traverse City, MI, and don't have much electric vehicle (EV) news to report from ...

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    At Witz' End - It's the Battery, Stupid!     1268067300

    Research study says EVs have a tough road ahead Those of us who love smooth, silent, energy-efficient volt-powered vehicles would love to see them capture a major share of new-car sales ASAP. Only one thing stands in the way: The battery. Lithium-ion batteries appear to be on track to power ...

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    At Witz' End - Detroit 2010: Detroit recovers, Lutz pontificates     1264207860

    Bob Lutz speaking at the 2009 LA Auto Show
    Attending the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, my first as a journalist in 15 years, I was stunned by the excitement and optimism of the people involved and the depth and breadth of the product on display. "This is the Golden Age of the Automobile," I ...

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    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 gallery
    EV 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 ...

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    At Witz' End - Range Anxiety Q&A II     1244131980

    I really stepped in it last time by stating that GM never owned patent rights to Ovonic's NiMH batteries and never sold them to an oil company, and that no one sued Toyota. I believed those statements to be true at the time, but several of you straightened me out. However, since that complex issue ...

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