It's time to uncouple the electric vehicle's virtual coal tender

Larry P. Vellequette covers Chrysler Group for Automotive News.

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Larry P. Vellequette

October 18, 2012 05:00 AM

Forget for a moment the freight car full of political baggage attached to the bankruptcy this week of battery maker A123 Systems Inc.

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