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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Making use of Toyota’s powertrain, the Grand Vitara offered strong-hybrid technology at a mass segment price point and has today forced a rethink of this tech, with many brands now acknowledging the fact that strong hybrids have a large role to play in the Indian automotive market. A luxurious interior with three-row seating, a 2.7-litre,

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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team

Green Car Congress

David Brabham is often considered the founder of the AMLS’ green movement via a letter he wrote to Founder Don Panoz and President/CEO Scott Atherton in 2004, suggesting the Series seriously consider alternative fuels as a strategy. Dyson is a former Series champion (2003) in LMP2. Green Racing does not mean boring.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

“For California to be on the cutting edge of green-tech, they need to be more of an enabler than a restrictor,&# Guzyk said. In 2003, the board relaxed its landmark support for so-called zero-emission vehicles after being sued by the major car companies and the Bush administration.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. EnergyCS/Clean-Tech, May 2005 EnergyCS Los Angeles County, CA info@energycs.com 4. Jim Tech Ltd. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Contact mike@.

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