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Junkyard Find: 2005 Pontiac Sunfire

The Truth About Cars

GM began producing cars on its J Platform beginning in 1981 , and the J-Body proved to be a tremendous global sales success for The General. market Js were available as two- and four-door sedans , coupes , three-door hatchbacks , convertibles and station wagons. This one rolled off the line in September of 2004. liter Ecotec.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

—Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D. Prior to working for Google, many of the engineers were veterans of the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge that featured vehicles executing a route across an off road area. We want to set expectations low but we want to encourage dialogue on how we want to move the technology forward.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

3Prong Power converts existing Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids that can run entirely on electricity. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles per gallon. It takes 3Prong Power a little more than a day to convert a Prius to a plug-in, and costs customers about $6,700.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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