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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Bright is planning to sell its IDEA to commercial businesses only.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

Green Car Congress

Nearly 40 teams initially submitted ideas for the $50,000 Apps for Vehicles Challenge that seeks to improve safety and fuel efficiency through data innovation. 2012 Toyota Prius model) that can accurately predict fuel economy when fed a drive cycle. Earlier post.).

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GM to Make Use of Heat Pump Technology to Improve The Efficiency of Their EVsĀ 

Get Electric Vehicle

Now that you have a basic idea about Heat Pumps lets get back to GM. The 2013 Nissan Leaf was the world’s first mass-produced vehicle with a heat-pump-based cabin heater, which helped enhance the driving range during the winter months. The Toyota Prius Prime and most Volkswagen e-Golf models do as well.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up. The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. Zipcar offers more than 60 different makes and models of vehicles, including Audis, BMWs, Mini Coopers, pickup trucks, Prius hybrids and more.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Nissanā€™s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

2, Ghosn will unveil the first of three electric models in three vehicle segments that he plans to sell by 2013. will sell a plug-in Toyota Prius after 2010, taking on the Chevrolet Volt, which goes on sale in November 2010. “Nissan is really committing to this idea, and I think they’re going to be proven right.&#.

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