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EVWorld:This Week -- GM's CNG EV1, EV Technology Life Cycle

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From: Bill Moore
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 00:00
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                          EV WORLD:This Week
                  Promoting Advanced Vehicle Technology
                           http://evworld.com


NEW THIS WEEK:

>>>  What A Gas!  -- GM�s Compressed Natural Gas EV1
>>>  APS/Electrics -- More Photos & Diary
>>>  EVs in the Technological Life Cycle -- OPINION
>>>  E-Trade Adds Additional Companies To Stock Ticker.

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FEATURED STORY:
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What A Gas! -- GM�s CNG EV1 Prototype.   EV World concludes its five-part
series on GM�s family of advanced technology prototypes with a look at its
compressed natural gas-powered EV1.  Fitted with a 1 litre, 3 cylinder
Suzuki OHC internal combustion engine and continuously variable
transmission (CVT).  GM claims the car will get the equivalent of 60 mpg
and has a range in excess of 400 miles.  It�s emission levels are reported
to be one-tenth California�s ULEV standard.    Article includes RealVideo
clip of Ken Baker�s presentation at NAIAS �98.

NOTE:  In order to play videos on EV World, you will need either a
Pentium-class PC or Macintosh PowerPC running Windows95/NT and System 7.5
or higher, respectively.  It is recommend you have 32meg of RAM.  

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APS/Electrics -- March 6, 7, 8th Arizona Public Service Company and EVTC
sponsored the nation�s largest electric stock-car races. 34 high school
teams participated in this annual competition that draws student-built and
driven cars from all over the US.  This week we�ve added another dozen
photos to our collection and again, we encourage teams to tell us the
story behind their photos in their own words, as did Carl Hayden High
School.

EV World�s APS Daily Diary --  EV World�s editor in chief wrote a daily
dairy of events during the three days of APS/Electrics.  We�ve added those
accounts to our coverage of this annual event.   CLICK  DIY.

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EV Technology Life Cycle  -- All new technology goes through a predictable
life cycle from emergence to commodity.  Where is EV technology in this
cycle?  We suggest it is moving from the Emergence stage to the Growth
stage.  Find out why.  CLICK OPINION.

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EV World E-Trade Adds More Companies To Stock Ticker --   We�ve added
additional companies involved in various aspects of the EV industry to our
stock ticker.  Stop by to see who�s doing what on the market from APS to
Unique Mobility.  CLICK E-TRADE

 
Until next time......  Stay plugged in.


Bill Moore
Editor in chief
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From: editor@evworld.com (Bill Moore)
Subject: EVWorld:This Week -- GM's CNG EV1, EV Technology Life Cycle
Date: 1998/03/29
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