GOLDING’S TAKE: The more EVs change the more they are the same

Author: Rob Golding | 10 June 2010

There is a fascinating amount of electric technology rolling through the car factories of the world. The task of observers grows more interesting daily and the danger of missing something significant continues to grow.

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