Plug-In 2008: Electric cars charging ahead

Plug-In 2008 brought together Detroit automakers, utilities, and green-tech start-ups in San Jose, Calif., this week. Organizers say it drew more than 600 people.

Here's a summary of CNET News' coverage related to the event:

• Video: Plug-In 2008: Plug-in electric cars generate buzz
  CNET News reporter Kara Tsuboi stops by the world's first showcase of its kind to see what's new with plug-in hybrids.

Plug-in electric cars generate buzz
• Google philanthropy funds Aptera and ActaCell
• 'Smart' electric grids to ease zap from plug-ins?
• GM partners with utilities to advance plug-in hybrids
• Coulomb unveils electric-car charging stations
• Photos: Powering a future for plug-in hybrids

GM lent a model of its Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid, due for production in 2010, for display at Plug-In 2008. Click on the image to see a photo gallery of more technologies shown off at the conference.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET News)

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• San Francisco calls for electric car pitches - Earth2Tech