Associated Press writes (via the Clarion Ledger) that a company called GreenTech will today roll out a “two-seat neighborhood electric vehicle, a cross between a golf cart and conventional car, with a 115-mile range.” It won’t do more than 35 mph, and will cost around $10,000. The “car” might be unremarkable, the guest list of today’s event is not. The party in Horn Lake, Mississippi,will be attended by a lot of formers. Former President Bill Clinton and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will attend, with former Democratic National Committee Chairman and now chairman of GreenTech, Terry McAuliffe, doing the honors. The CEO is Chinese businessman Xiaolin “Charles X” Wang. (Read More…)
Posted in Electric Vehicles, Green, News Blog
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Greentech, Terry McAuliffe, Xiaolin “Charles X” Wang
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Greentech, Terry McAuliffe, Xiaolin “Charles X” Wang
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