Tag: electric car
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An electric car that really works
The Economist: An electric car that really works … One South Korean firm, however, is taking a different tack. CT&T, whose main line of business until now has been making electric golf carts, is producing a range of battery-powered cars more suited to low-speed, short-distance urban driving than to cruising the freeways of the American…
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Toyota to launch pure electric car in U.S. by 2012
Reuters: Toyota to launch pure electric car in U.S. by 2012 DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said it would launch an all-electric car for city commuting by 2012 in the United States as part of its plan to speed up the introduction of green cars as its global sales falter. The FT-EV concept…
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That Blissfully Quiet Electric Car Might Just Kill You
Wired: That Blissfully Quiet Electric Car Might Just Kill You From the department of unintended consequences, we now have a bill before Congress that would address one of the biggest problems with electric cars: They're too quiet. It's not just blind pedestrians who have to worry. An ongoing study from the University of California at…