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More than 600 people have pre-ordered the Tesla Model X crossover.
Tesla Reports $40M in Model X Pre-Orders
Tesla has secured over 650 buyers for the its new crossover, all-electric car.
SOURCE: UpRoxx.com [Feb 17, 2012]

Buyers of plug-in cars like the Volt would benefit from $10,000 tax credit under new White House proposal.
Obama Administration Wants to Increase EV Tax Credit to $10,000
The new subsidy level represents a 33 percent jump from the current $7,500 government payout for each plug-in car buyer.
SOURCE: Yahoo [Feb 15, 2012]

Chevy Volt being charged by solar panels
Myths and Facts About Electric Cars
Exhaustive analysis by Media Matters on attacks by right wing media on electric vehicles.
SOURCE: Media Matters.org [Feb 13, 2012]

Peugeot iON, based on Mitsubishi i-MiEV, among top selling electric cars in Europe in 2011.
Electric Car Growth in Europe Expected To Be Sluggish in 2012
Europe's economic woes continue to dampen sales where less than 12,000 electric cars were sold in 2011.
SOURCE: Detroit News [Feb 07, 2012]

Ford Focus Electric
Electric Car Adoption On Pace With Other Technology Introductions
Electric vehicle industry executives see similarities between adoption of electric cars and other technological innovations.
SOURCE: MLive.com [Feb 06, 2012]

Fisker Karma will now be sold in Canada.
Fisker Adds Canada to Sales Market for Karma
Karma electric hybrids will be available in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
SOURCE: Autoblog Green [Feb 05, 2012]

Daimler's smartfortwo is available with micro-hybrid drive option.
Micro-Hybrids to Grow to 39 Million by 2017
In China, micro-hybrids will grow 81 pc a year to 8.9 million by 2017, while in the US, the market will jump from virtually zero to more than 8 million units, forecasts Lux Research.
SOURCE: Automotive IT [Feb 02, 2012]

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