From Modernracer.com - May 26th, 2009

Genovation Cars of Rockville, Maryland, is offering a low-budget alternative to those who want a conventional-looking electric vehicle, but without dishing out the dough for a Volt or a Tesla.

Run by Andrew Saul, Genovation Cars modifies pre-owned 2000-2004 Ford Focus sedans, wagons, and hatchbacks, removing their internal combustion powertrains and replacing them with complete electric drive components.

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From EVWorld - May 21st, 2009

One hundred years ago, there were nearly 100 electric car manufacturers in America. By 1920, nearly all were extinct. Now they're roaring back with a vengeance.

One of those new firms is Rockville, Maryland startup Genovation Cars. Beginning where all hopeful car company's start, it produced its first electric car, the converted Ford Focus pictured above on the Washington Mall, and opened its doors for business.

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From Greencar.com - 5/18/2009

Responding to a growing desire for electric vehicles, Genovation Cars is taking pre-owned Focus hatchbacks, sedans, and wagons and remaking them into zero-emission electric cars. Could this be the start of a trend?

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Washington Business Journal - by Vandana Sinha Staff Reporter

Area businesses and bureaucrats are making the same bet: Electric cars will not go the way of some dot-coms — hyped, hailed then disdainfully discarded.

They’re ramping up their investments to produce, support and buy electric-powered cars, giving the nascent industry a considerable head start from many of its other alternative fuel peers. They say the electric car movement has many drivers — $2.4 billion in stimulus money, $7,500 in federal tax incentives for electric-car buyers, an auto industry set to roll out next-generation electric cars by the end of next year, and an administration proclamation that 1 million electric cars shall crisscross the country’s roads by 2015.

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The International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS) series, organized by the World Electric Vehicle Association (WEVA), is recognized as the premier event for academic, government and industry professionals involved in electric drive technologies.

President, Andrew Saul, attended this conference representing Genovation Cars, May 13 - 16, 2009, in Stavanger, Norway.

See more about the Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition.

 

Washington, D.C.'s ABC affiliate, WJLA, interviews Andrew Saul, about the Genovation G1.

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The Maryland Gazzette.net, covered Mayor Susan R. Hoffmann, when she visited Genovations to take its battery-operated PHEV G1 model for a spin around the block.

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SYNOPSIS: Genovation Ford Focuses will cost between $22,000 and $28,000 for electric car conversion with AGM lead-acid battery pack.

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Genovation is a Rockville company that has converted a 2001 Ford Focus into an electric car by removing the gas tank and combustion engine and replacing them with a battery and electric motor.

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Talk about your high-powered test drives. Andrew Saul, son of banking and real estate mogul B.F. Saul II, is unveiling his company’s first electric car this month. The lucky driver? Rockville Mayor Susan Hoffmann.

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