Hybrid and Electric Cars News published on July 29, 2010

• Chevy Volt: Are Electric Cars Too Expensive?
  By Jonathan Welsh When General Motors Corp. said its new Chevrolet Volt electric car would cost $41000 and up, many consumers and industry insiders winced. …
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• Electric car subsidy confirmed | News Centre Car Insurance
  The Government has confirmed that it will continue with Labour's plans to introduce a subsidy designed to increase take-up of electric cars. … Electric car subsidy confirmed. 28/07/2010. The Government has confirmed that it will …
  Admiral Motoring News – http://www.admiral.com/
• The Post and Courier – Electric car price war starts – Charleston …
  DETROIT — Just over a decade ago, electric cars were expensive niche vehicles for gadget lovers and celebrities. Now, Nissan and General Motors are competing to sell the most affordable electric car to middle-class America.
  www.postandcourier.com stories: Business – http://www.postandcourier.com/news/business/
• Government supports climate change with electric car investment
  As a result, the Government has today unveiled it will support this area and drivers who purchase a new generation electric car from January 1, 2011, will receive 25% off – up to a maximum £5000. Spending cuts introduced by the …
  Finance Markets: Finance News… – http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/
• GM's Volt–An Electric Car No One Will Buy – 24/7 Wall St.
  Price is not the major drawback to electric cars. Power sources are. There is no evidence that the electric grid will be able to support large numbers of car charges all working at the same time overnight, particularly if the grid is …
  24/7 Wall St. – http://247wallst.com/
• Enterprise adds Electric Cars – AOL Travel News
  Enterprise Rent-A-Car is going electric. Beginning in January, renters will be able to choose a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV) at select neighborhood rental locations.
  AOL Travel News – http://news.travel.aol.com/
• Are electric car advocates steering attention away from carbon prices?

  MLive.com

  The advances made in the electric-car industry could hinder climate legislation and the price of carbon, two things that can affect the environment in the …
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• Porsche: We will make an electric car
  The company has built three all-electric Boxsters, which it intends to use as research vehicles to gain an insight into the behaviour of electric-car users. …
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• VW pursues electric car domination
  28, 2010 11:43AM EDT I visited Volkswagen's electric-car skunk works in Silicon Valley last week and there to my surprise was the co-Founder and former CEO …
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• Zap electric car a finalist for $10 million prize
  An electric car from Santa Rosa's Zap Inc. is among nine finalist vehicles competing for a $10 million automotive X Prize for fuel efficiency. …
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• How CMU Is Rebuilding the Electric Car

  EV World

  It's just a 2001 Toyota Scion: dark blue, boxy, a little affected. That short nose, that flat, carriage-style roof. But open the door and sit down inside, …
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• Enterprise Rent-A-Car to offer electric cars from 2011

  BrighterEnergy.org

  By James Cartledge The largest car rental company in North America is to offer electric vehicles at select locations from early next year, starting with the …
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• Electric Car Stocks Making Moves in 2010
  But while GM's offering is the most tangible mass-market electric car out there right now, there's more to the EV market than just the Volt. …
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• How innovative financing will increase demand for electric cars

  Christian Science Monitor

  General Motors Co. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41000 when it goes on sale in November. Would innovative financing techniques for …
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• Electric car grant scheme 'scaled back by 80%'
  Under the "plugged-in car grant" scheme, buyers of new electric cars will be offered up to 25% off the car's price, capped at a maximum of £5000. …
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• US firm wins patent for hybrid car capacitor technology
  This would mean that electric cars would be able to accelerate faster without the risk of damaging the battery, as well as allowing cars to get by with …
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• Electric Carmakers Focus on Incentives, Not Carbon Prices
  Michigan has enjoyed much of the early investment, initiating battery-manufacturing plants and starting to set up the supply chain for electric cars. …
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• Electric cars readying mainstream rollout
  By MarketWatch General Motors and Nissan say they're on target to roll out some of the first mainstream electric cars in US history late this year, …
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• Back to the future with electric cars

  Globe and Mail

  In 1914, for example, a Motor World magazine headline enthusiastically reports: “Ford To Build That Long Looked For Electric Car. …
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• Drivers to get £5000 electric car subsidy

  Telegraph.co.uk

  Drivers will get up to £5000 from the Government if they buy an electric car but the number of grants has been sharply cut from earlier plans. …
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