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- In automobile: Electric-gasoline hybrids
…General Motors introduced the Chevrolet Volt, a car that could drive up to about 35 miles on electric batteries and would then drive using a gasoline engine after the battery was exhausted. Beginning in 2003, Tesla had some success with all-electric cars, however.
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- In electric car
Insight (1999) and the Chevrolet Volt (2011). In 2008 Tesla released its first car, the completely electric luxury sports car Roadster, which could travel 394 km (245 miles) on a single charge. The success of the Roadster and other Tesla models led to other car companies designing their own all-electric…
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