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Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler that has produced over 30,000 electric vehicles that are silently traversing the roadways of America as we speak, has inked a deal with Matra Manufacturing and Services to market its EV wares in France. GEM produces two-, four- and six-seater partly enclosed EV vehicles in both consumer and light utility versions that are in use by universities, parks, military bases and other facilities that require ridiculously outfitted security guards like the one pictured above. The vehicles will be outfitted to meet European Union regulations for light and heavy quadricycles and be sold in the Light Electric Vehicle market in France. Mantra MS will be the exclusive distributor and plans to establish a platform in Romorantin, France from which it will service these decidedly on-the-grid go-karts for the French.

[Source: DaimlerChrysler]

DaimlerChrysler sending EVs to France originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're still not done with our Geneva Motor Show coverage, as obscure vehicles keep flowing up through the cracks even over a week since the show concluded. We learned about the BlueCar over at GreenCarCongress, which has followed the progress of this electric vehicle since it debuted as a concept at last year's Geneva show.

This year a running prototype was on display and the company had specs on hand. The BlueCar has a range of 155 miles, a top speed of 78 mph, accelerates to 60 kmh (37 mph) in 6.3 seconds and takes six hours to recharge fully.

Described as a "concept-car designed around a battery", the Bolloré Group plans to build six more prototypes and construct a production site capable of producing 10,000 battery systems a year. The BlueCar, if produced, would cost around (gulp) $23,800.

Bolloré BlueCar almost ready to roll originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mullen Motors has entered into a joint venture with Hybrid Technologies to produce an all-EV version of its Mullen GT. The GT is normally powered by a Corvette V8 engine, but this version will get its go-juice from a pack of lithium-ion batteries. The "Carbon Fiber Super Car" is said to match the performance of its gas-powered counterpart, with a top speed of 180 mph and a trip to sixty in a smidge over three seconds.

The price of the all-electric Mullen GT at approximately $124,900 is well above, however, the price of a conventional turnkey GT, which goes for around $70,000. Hybrid Technologies and Mullen will be showing off the electric supercar in April at the New York auto show, of which we'll, of course, have full coverage.

[Follow the jump for more pics of the standard Mullen GT and Hybrid Technologies' full press release]

[Source: Hybrid Technologies and GreenCarCongress]

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Mullen GT to go all-electric at NY auto show originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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