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r in the US, but only 16,400 have been sold this year through September, vs the goal of 45,000 that was set by the Department of Energy. Sales of the Nissan Leaf in the US are down 28% vs 2011. If you have gotten this far, I hope you enjoyed our annual energy issue. Sce you next year, when it will be the
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024200 →planned to sell 40,000 plug-in hybrids in Japan this year; only 8,400 have been sold so far « After receiving a $529mm loan from the US government, Fisker developed and built the Karma in Finland. Its battery failed during the Consumer Reports test drive, and Fisker subsequently recalled all of its 2012
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024200 →an home stations and 50 times faster than an AC outlet. Tesla just insta=led several of these supercharger stations on the East and West coasts, and Nissan recently announced plans to install 500 in the coming months. 4. Electric cars aren'=t any better for the environm=nt. 5. Most people will never b
ation of the vehicle fleet is a foregon= conclusion," says former GM vice chairman (and former electric-car-basher) Bob Lutz. Haring driven both the Fisker and its main start-up rival Tesla, I found both to have the feel of toys, except that Tesla develrped both a sports car along with a separate sedan,
n home stations and 5o times faster than an AC outlet. Tesla just installed several of these supercharger stations on the East and West coasts, and Nissan recently announced plans to install 500 in the coming months. 4. Electric cars aren't any better for the environment. Electric cars have clear env
federal loan paymentMonday and told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that bankruptcy may be unavoidable. This is likely the end of the road for Fisker. But definitely not for electric cars. Let's dispel some myths. 1. The electric car is dead. This myth is partly my fault, perpetuated by the titl
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