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Hero is a motorcycle company in India.

Video tour of the Chevy Volt's E-Flex platform - Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, Detroit Auto ShowThanks to GM, we have a animated fly-by video animation of the E-Flex platform that forms the basis of the Chevy Volt concept car. 

GM's official Chevy Volt website now available - Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GMAutoblogGreen has been bringing you all the news we can find on the

Liberty E-bike - This is a video of a Liberty 48 volt city electric bicycle. (LINK)

This bike appears to be using a "brushed" hub motor. And it appears that brushed motors tend to make a humming sound. Most "brushless" motors seems to be far quieter. (Also, see the Liberty Electric Mountain bicycle) [Cycle Santa Monica (blog)]

Tesla opening a new tech center in MI to work on a CUV? - Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla MotorsTesla Motors has already made clear their intentions to expand their product line beyond the Lotu

Listen to Alec Brooks' presentation at the California Air Resources Board ZEV Technology Conference - Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM

Phoenix Motorcars Takes First Fleet Pre-Sales Orders for Its All ... - Business Wire (press release) -

China BAK Battery to Develop and Manufacture New Li-Ion Cells for Vehicles - China BAK Battery, Inc. (BAK) plans to construct a new facility that will focus on product development and manufacture of an advanced lithium-ion battery cell product line.

This is a thread on the Zappy list about the original manufacturer of the E-Max .. the chinese company that made the E-Max is in business and visible on the Web at http://www.topmotorx.com ... ZAP is planning to import and sell it as the Zapino.