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No Hybrid Ford Explorer or Lincoln Aviator for the 2024 Model Year

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These powertrains won’t be available on the retail market anymore. While the company’s reasoning isn’t entirely clear, Car and Driver reported the Blue Oval had cited high demand for the hybrid version of the Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility, along with demand for other Ford hybrids. V-6 or a turbocharged 2.3-liter

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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early technology adopters and relatively affluent urban consumers interested in a “green” commuter car). The battery pack takes a long time to fully recharge (usually overnight), and even using an expensive commercial recharger takes considerably longer than refilling a standard gasoline tank. Market Drivers.

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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

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The latest generation of the Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) adaptive damping system is also available in the “Sport & Sound” pack. The lower steering ratio in the center means that the car responds more quickly when entering a turn and also reduces the amount of effort needed to turn the wheel at extreme steering lock, such as when parking.

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Rav4 EV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The BIG advantage of this car (besides the fact that nobody can take it away from us!) This is the car that we take on family trips, and it is also the daily commute car now that the EV1 has been returned to GM. Didnt know when the EV tech was available, and didnt know anything about the service intervals or costs.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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According to the estimate, more than 100 electric vehicle models will be available in the United States by 2025, covering a wide range of market categories. A hybrid vehicle runs on gasoline plus a little amount of electricity; the battery powers the car for a few miles and then recharges as it slows down or descends.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hopefully the funding was from the same place as well… 2 Bill C said on March 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm I think a few billion should be taken out of the Detroit bailout and give some capital to all of the electric car companies. The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In other words, the customer can drive with the peace of mind that everything is taken care of including battery exchanges for the life span of the car. Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. I wonder how the hapless car buyers without the PhD’s in engineering are going to deal with all of this?