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EV Driven is a passionate group of people bringing together the best content on electric vehicles and celebrating the Revenge of the Electric Car. If you would like to participate, please contact: Tony Karrer
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The shortest test-drive ever.
Last week I was one of the lucky few to get a ride in a REAL 2011 Nissan Leaf - but sadly not behind the wheel. More on that later) - but for now, here’s my very quick review of the Nissan Leaf Test Mule. Test mule is something that automakers do to test out the drivetrain of a new vehicle by putting it in an already existing model. had fun.
A Minor Journey
- Friday, April 30, 2010
TWiE Episode 14
It’s terrible of me - but I’ve been lapse here on aminorjourney.com. I’m re-jigging a few projects, but in the meantime, please do watch last week’s TWiE - which was a great episode. You can see the full selection of episodes at www.thisweekinenergy.tv. In the meantime, please feel free to watch the episode below
A Minor Journey
- Monday, March 8, 2010
EVcast 310
Click to Play EVcast 310 - A great show with Michael Craner, Michael Thwaite, Mike Boxwell and held together by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
A Minor Journey
- Sunday, January 10, 2010
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Velma the PHEV, RIP.
Velma the PHEV is dead. It's a sad day for us. Plug In Prius Plug in Hybrids Prototypes Velma PHEV Velma the PHEV
A Minor Journey
- Monday, June 29, 2009
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Hacked Prius runs at 70 mph in EV ONLY mode!
Chris Ewart of EwartEnergy.com has released details of a new Prius software system which allows a Plug in Prius to be operated at up to 70 mph in all electric mode! Read the full article for a video of his demonstration and more info about how the stock Prius is able to sustain 70 mph in EV mode.
A Minor Journey
- Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Yazaki, J1772, the Europeans and the new charging order.
Last week at the 2009 SAE World Congress the final plans were bashed out for a new way to charge plug in vehicles. Sadly it’s not an inductive one like the oh-so-simple charge paddles which were used on cars like the EV1 and RAV4EV to name but a few. No, this new standard is a good old-fashioned mechanical plug. Don’t get me wrong.
A Minor Journey
- Sunday, April 26, 2009
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The shortest test-drive ever.
Last week I was one of the lucky few to get a ride in a REAL 2011 Nissan Leaf - but sadly not behind the wheel. More on that later) - but for now, here’s my very quick review of the Nissan Leaf Test Mule. Test mule is something that automakers do to test out the drivetrain of a new vehicle by putting it in an already existing model. had fun.
A Minor Journey
- Friday, April 30, 2010
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TWiE Episode 14
It’s terrible of me - but I’ve been lapse here on aminorjourney.com. I’m re-jigging a few projects, but in the meantime, please do watch last week’s TWiE - which was a great episode. You can see the full selection of episodes at www.thisweekinenergy.tv. In the meantime, please feel free to watch the episode below
A Minor Journey
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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2011 Ford Fiesta World Tour Day Four
Thanks to Hurricane Earl's impending arrival on the East Coast, we had to cut our 2011 Ford Fiesta World Tour a day short. Our final day began in Boston, and we spent the morning driving south to New York City by way of Connecticut. We were in New Jersey around lunch time, shooting pictures of the two Fiestas in front of the iconic Manhattan
Green Car Reports
- Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Bill Gates Backs EcoMotors' New OPOC Engine With $23.5 Million Investment
Throughout the history of the internal combustion engine there have been a multitude of scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs shouting claims about revolutionary new engine designs promising greater efficiency, more power, fewer emissions and lower production and running costs. However, to this day we are yet to see anything come up to replace
Green Car Reports
- Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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Who Knew? A Car Battery Is the World's Most Recycled Product
A concern raised over upcoming electric-drive cars--the all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid--is what happens to their lithium-ion battery packs once the car's life ends. Images of those battery packs tossed over cliffs or littering roadsides are a little overblown. Even after its
Green Car Reports
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Lithium-Ion Batteries Get Green Kudos, Better Than Gasoline
In a week where many mainstream media outlets are claiming electric cars are prohibitively more expensive to own than gasoline counterparts, a team of Swiss researchers have released conclusive data showing that the environmental impact of the electric car is much less than most gas cars. As any EV advocate will tell you, electric vehicles are
All Cars Electric
- Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Toyota Goes Steampunk With New Electric-Car Concept for Tokyo
It hasn't been a great year for Toyota in the U.S., with a recall of 3.8 million vehicles for possible floor-mat hazards and a dire shortage of 2010 Prius hybrid models. So we were delighted to see the Toyota FT-EV II electric car concept for the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show , to prove that the company still has its wack intact. Would
Green Car Reports
- Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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The 2011 Nissan Leaf is a Mac.The 2011 Chevy Volt is a PC.
Mac or PC? Leaf or Volt? The car you drive says a lot about your personality and your outlook on life, be it a big SUV or a Smart. With the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt both set to hit the roads this Fall, is one a PC and the other a Mac? And if so, which is which? Are Leaf owners more likely to own a Mac? Are Volt drivers PC users
All Cars Electric
- Friday, June 4, 2010
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