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Best Buy begins selling electric-vehicles in California

omarrana submitted on 7/7/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:50:56 AM

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The nation’s largest consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy, has quietly begun offering electric-powered scooters, bicycles and Segway transporters in 19 locations in California, Oregon and Washington, reports the Wall Street Journal.



Analysts told the newspaper that electric-vehicles won’t be a huge profit-making product for Best Buy but the investment could prove to be a wise one over time.

Best Buy told WSJ that it has begun re-imagining the company’s product offerings and is involving a corporate division known...

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Best Buy begins selling electric-vehicles in California

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Joe_Limon

I have to admit, even though the brammo motorsports electric bike has no balls... being carbon fiber makes it aweful cool.

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Posted on 7/7/2009 10:55:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

bfghemicuda

The question still remains. Which technology will be embraced. This could be a way of testing the waters.

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Posted on 7/7/2009 12:34:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

pennfootball

Honda started by selling its 50cc scooters in sporting goods stores...

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Posted on 7/7/2009 1:15:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

huu76

They beat Wal-mart to the punch, although I guess they can't sell Chinese cars if they're not approved for our market yet.

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Posted on 7/11/2009 11:40:03 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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