Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The electric sofas and scooters were so much cooler - and quieter - than the gasoline powered stinkers that predominate. Google Guys Th!nk The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. Like gasoline cars, the EPA range rating, which is sort of the one that everybody quotes, has two parts. And the estimate was that about 80 percent of all the miles covered by Volt came from grid power, not from gasoline.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 96

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. Like gasoline cars, the EPA range rating, which is sort of the one that everybody quotes, has two parts. And the estimate was that about 80 percent of all the miles covered by Volt came from grid power, not from gasoline.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 8, 2024

While I shall never tire of the sweet sounds and scents of internal combustion, a number of forces are converging to make it entirely possible that we shall see the end of the traditional gasoline engine as we know it within our foreseeable lifetimes. Controls are a bit snappier than I’ve experienced in the past. It isn’t sexy.

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Motor Motors Motoring Volvo 111