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"The auto industry has danced around the idea of electric cars for more than a century ... But now, with high gas prices, government fuel economy regulations and environmental and other concerns, electric vehicles are making their way to dealer showrooms. There have never been so many to choose...

From the Detroit News via AP: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130427/AUTO01/304270322/2013-Volt-unique-high-tech-drive?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p The author had some issues with her garage 120v outlet (certainly not the Volt's doing) and some of her statements are peculiar...

Scientists cite sales growth, Volt's success, debut of new models BY RICHARD WILLIAMSON SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE via The Detroit News "As this eventful year nears its end, let it be remembered for the rise of the electric car..."...

Living in S.E. Michigan, 'Roads' is a major topic around here so this post on Jalopnik caught my eye: http://jalopnik.com/5966566/ten-ways-to-fix-americas-roads I was directed to Jalopnik by an article in The Detroit News which reprinted some viewer comments: December 7, 2012 at 1:00 am Tom...

BY JASON H. HARPER BLOOMBERG NEWS via The Detroit News The Tesla Model S is an all-electric car with incredible range. That may be the least interesting thing about it. I stepped into the $92,000, battery-powered sedan with low expectations. By the time I exited, I was pretty sure I'd just...

BY DAVID SHEPARDSON DETROIT NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU A mixed bag of thoughts in this article. Readers' comments ... mostly ridiculous. http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121018/AUTO01/210180389/Electric-car-market-badly-need-charge?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p