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How Fiat joined Toyota, Hyundai in key metric

Baua Electric

Francois confirmed a rendering of 1: a compact automotive licensed in 2013 to interchange the Punto subcompact. The primary concept in the back of the battery-powered thought, which took inspiration from the unedited Panda introduced in 1980, is to significance scalability to produce the car inexpensive.

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Chrysler Changes Its Mind About EVs

Revenge of the Electric Car

Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans, vehicles now scrapped in the sweeping turnaround plan for Chrysler announced this week by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. “Until the (battery) storage gets resolved, I think electric vehicles are going to struggle,&# he said.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low.

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