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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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CMU team details impact of regional and drive-cycle variations on degradation of a PHEV battery pack

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Effect of air cooling on capacity fade and battery life when annual miles driven are 14,700 miles. For the vehicle, they used specifications similar to a Toyota Prius with a 5 kWh Hymotion ANR26650 LiFePO 4 /Graphite pack comprising cylindrical cells manufactured by A123 systems.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. 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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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Contact info: John Joyce.

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Ford pushing for common industry metrics to understand customer daily electric driving requirements

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Ford has compared its MyFord Mobile (MFM) data to the Atlanta regional travel survey, recognized as representative of US driving. Ford data shows that the 50 th percentile customer drives just under 30 miles every day. Based on RDD, Ford data shows that a 300-mile BEV will cover 100% of the RDD. We have very good representation.

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