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Re:Electric cars are no longer held back by crappy, expensiv... by ZeKK14 on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:39AM (#11752783)
The french car maker Renault tried this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fluence_Z.E. (<- the point is in the link)

It didn't work.

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Re:Electric cars are no longer held back by crappy, expensiv... by Tempest1981 on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @12:08PM (#11762708)
Sounds like it wasn't profitable, at least in 2013: "The company's financial difficulties were caused by the high investment required to develop the charging and swapping infrastructure, about US$850 million in private capital, and a market penetration significantly lower than originally predicted..."
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Re:Electric cars are no longer held back by crappy, expensiv... by avar on Monday May 23, 2016 @07:31AM (#11753143)
Just escape the .: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fluence_Z%2EE%2E
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