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Canberra-made video on the history of the Electric Car (Dec 2010)

A brief (4 minute) video on the history of the Electric Car by John Phillis can be found on u-tube at:

Electron driving the future (Canberra Times, 19 August 2010)

19 Aug, 2010 09:07 AM
 
It will cost you $48,000 and you can't drive it to Sydney but the Blade Electron represents progress on many fronts.

First, it's the closest you can get to an Australian-built electric car and driving 100km in it will cost you $2.

Provided the electricity comes from renewable sources, that's the greenest 100km you'll find, short of a pushbike.

Canberra EV Media Release - ACT Launch of Blade Electron 18 August 2010

Canberra EV welcomes the first commercially produced Australian plug-in electric vehicle to be registered for use in the ACT. The vehicle – a Blade Electron – is owned by Canberra EV member Haydn Lowe, a director of local IT business systems company Wollemi Systems.

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