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Updated: The cause has raised $100.
Not in the USA but what is happening in the United Kingdom
Nissan factory awarded £380m deal, saving 4,500 jobs
By Ray Massey
16th July 2009
Nissan's Sunderland factory is to be awarded a huge grant to build a new generation of electric cars, safeguarding thousands of jobs.
The £380million deal will turn the firm's North-East factory into Europe's biggest electric car plant, securing 4,500 jobs and those of up to 20,000 suppliers.
The Government will also put in millions of pounds to help with infrastructure and 'green' technology
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Planning for an Electric Car Future: Battery Swapping
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Electric cars by the thousands could be traveling America’s roads within the next 20 years, assuming industry and car buyers embrace an important new facet of the vehicles: switchable batteries. Economist Thomas Becker at the University of California Berkeley’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology argues in his new study that by selling electric vehicles without their expensive batteries, the sticker price can drop dramatically and encourage consumers to try the alternative form of auto transportation.
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Updated: The cause has raised $50.
