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    Media uses "Tesla" to mean smart new tech.

    A couple of years ago, this headline would have read "The Apple of Vacuum Cleaners". http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/11/gtech_airram_cordless_vacuum_the_tesla_of_vacuum_cleaners.html
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    Economist review of "Icons and Idiots" by Bob Lutz

    http://www.economist.com/news/business-books-quarterly/21581707-straight-talking-american-boss-inevitable-crash CarmakersThe inevitable crashStraight talking from an American bossJul 13th 2013 |From the print editionIcons and Idiots: Straight Talk on Leadership. By Bob Lutz. Portfolio Penguin...
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    Chart on energy options from World Resources Institute

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    Pariss EV Roadster

    Another me-too electric roadster play, this time from France... Pariss Electric Roadster
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    40KWh cancelled=should have offered a pack >85KWh?

    Let's assume that the original marketing plan was something like a bell curve, with significant 40KWh and 85KWh sales but a majority of buyers choosing 60KWh. Actual sales have been more like the majority of sales are 85KWh with significant 60KWh and almost no 40KWh--skewed towards the high end...
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    4WD can simulate 2-speed transmission, maybe?

    At the risk of sounding like just another loon with an idea on the internet, I was thinking that if you implemented a 4WD system with different final gear ratios in the front and back, it could effectively operate like a 2-speed transmission. At low speeds, all four wheels will drive the...
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    Bombardier to test electric buses that charge wirelessly

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/02/18/technology-bombardier-electric-buses.html Bombardier's electric transit technology will be tested next winter on buses in Montreal, followed in early 2014 on a route in the German city of Mannheim. The transportation giant's Primove technology...
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    Chart on EV competitiveness from The Economist

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    News item on vehicle miles taxation for EVs

    http://www.cnbc.com/id/100359287