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Why does the Chevy Volt only travel 40 miles on a full charge, while as early as 1999, GM had the EV-1, which could travel up to 140 miles between charges?

Asked by SquirrelEStuff (10007points) August 13th, 2009

Is this another example of capitalism and profit making slowing the progress of technological advances made available to the public?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

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