The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

It equals the non-hybrid ES 250 in acceleration (0–60 mph in about 8 seconds) but roundly thumps it in fuel economy with an EPA-estimated combined rating of 44 mpg. A hybrid ES 300h pairs a 2.5L inline-four with electrified guts to produce a total system output of 215 horsepower.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2007

"Automakers get it this time, calling for up to a 40% increase to 35 mpg by 2022, the first increase since 1985. Toyota, in Open Road Blog , the official Blog of Toyota responding to NY Times Columnist Thomas Friedman's Et Tu, Toyota?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

From the article: “A reading of the fine print by Wired’s Autopia blog uncovers some disturbing product-planning news. A reading of the fine print by Wired’s Autopia blog uncovers some disturbing product-planning news. More details after the jump: Tesla to stop selling electric sports car next year.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

liter four-cylinder gasser with a brace of electric motor generators, this mill delivers a system net 243 horsepower and is expected to return 36 MPG in combined city/highway driving conditions. Powered by a 2.5-liter

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2023

mill and promise to return nearly 50 mpg in combined driving conditions. In case you fell asleep, sedan and hatch models are powered by a 2.0L four banger making 169 horsepower and getting roughly 35 miles per gallon. Hybrids deploy a 1.8L It goes without saying that the Corolla is a crushingly important car for Toyota.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 26, 2023

Hell, even the Honda Civic Type R is supposed to yield 36 mpg on the highway when the C-HR was only able to manage 31 mpg. Meanwhile, customers were getting the kind of fuel economy one would expect from a modern performance sedan.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2023

But with the company suggesting just 17 mpg (combined), some drivers might be inclined to go with the hybrid. Odds are good it’ll offer better fuel efficiency and presumably the ability to drive the SUV as a battery-only automobile for short distances. We’d imagine reliability on the hybrid won't be quite so bulletproof as the unaided V6.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 7, 2007

This module contains their current production battery cells and delivers enough usable energy for the vehicle to travel the equivalent of 40 miles on electricity, achieving as much as 150 MPG in urban driving and 100 MPG in highway driving. Here is a significant announcement by David Vieau , CEO of A123 Systems. gallon gas is 2.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusiasts, En route after a few days visiting with Asher Family members and friends in San Diego, CA, the "Spirit" was hypermiling along in the 50's MPG on the sunny and bright California I-5 to Santa Rosa, on Wednesday, 23 December 2009. More on that EVision as we blog along!

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The most striking are its 42-mile EPA-Estimated EV Mode Range; a whopping 600-mile EPA-Estimated Total Driving Range; an EPA-Estimated Hybrid Mode MPG city/highway/combined of 40/36/38; and a 94 MPGe EPA rating. appeared first on Current EV Blog. Customers recognize what Toyota’s offering here, too. A smash hit!

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

A plug and a pack can make a car a 101 MPG vehicle aided by electricity. ! More details to be blogged, accordingly. And that's what the "Spirit" is about -- showing and telling with 'seeing-is-believing' attitude of what a plug and an extra battery pack can do! along with a 110-v AC opportunity charge provided as well.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Here is the full text of the blog post, and the Press Release from Aptera Motors: [link]. During the past 12 months, the company’s initial offering – the aerodynamic Aptera 2e, an all-electric, three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200-plus mpg – has evolved from concept to near reality.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2023

Similar to the “ Electric Vehicle Glossay “, and the “ EV News sites and blogs “, this post would also be a growing list with the addition of new quotes! This corresponds to fuel consumption of about fout litres (per 100 kilometers; about 59 mpg). We have some blog posts about those topics.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Plug In America makes no representations as to the workmanship, creditworthiness, or any other attributes of the companies listed or of their products or services. 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

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Honda S2000 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

I've actually been a little behind on the blog. This is like a MPG gauge and helps you judge how efficiently you're driving. Being so close to the point of a test drive I was putting all my time into the build. Sadly I even forgot to take pictures of all the things I had planned but there are still some good shots.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. SZ (1) 6753.T

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 12, 2023

Both vehicles lack personality with the meeker powertrains and adding all-wheel drive only reduced fuel-economy estimates by a single mpg on the XC60. Frankly, it doesn’t seem like much of a loss.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 4, 2009

And EVJerr's blogging from Tucson with a couple sites to hit -- the popular bookstore, Bookman's is installing two e-vehicle chargers at two sites and one in Phoenix (See Arizona Daily Star, Thursday, 3 Dec "Ground broken for e-vehicle chargers" article by Dan Sorenson). Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVthusiasts, One & All - Dang!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

a rolling death-wish on skinny tires 157 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 TEG 3:09PM (4/24/2009) "Because of the nature of the event, there was no demonstration of heart-stopping acceleration or sure-footedness through a slalom." and 49 mpg. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Fisker's high end-plug in CNET News Blog Posted by Michael Kanellos Fisker Automotive. liter turbocharged direct-injection four-cylinder engine producing 148 horsepower and returning about 48 mpg. Audi Metroproject Quattro T his has been a big week of announcements from car manufacturers. One is from the new auto start up Fisker.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

11 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 morgan 9:26PM (4/22/2009) Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a mid 90s car? Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Toyota Open Road Blog ) 7/25/07 Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Contact info via Wizbanit , the owners blog. Rick Eye, by GO100mpg , Prius+ conversion, EAA-PHEV method, using Plug-In Supply s PbA system, February 2008, (Burbank, CA). Photo James R. Parish, 2008 Prius using PriusPlus Open source method by the owner, Feb 15 2008 (Tarpon Springs, FL). Contact: joel.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

A car that gets 60 mpg still burns 17 gallons of gas every 1,000 miles versus a car that gets 21 mpg using E85 (my Chevy Impala) that burns 7.1 Feature your company/blog/book Interview a contributor Whats New? They are Chevy’s, GMC’s, Fords, and Dodge and have been on the market for 10 years. The transplant car companies….aren’t

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

My Honda Civic averages 34+ MPG over a year period. Than… 10 Monitoring Tools Bringing Smart Energy Home Technology news - Techvibes Blog : [.] That’s 7 cents worth of electricity per mile driven. With a 55KWH battery, range is only 157 miles. a gallon , that’s 5.7 cents a a mile, 1.3

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. Photo: General Motors See Also: Feds Say the Volt Wont Save GM Well See a Chevrolet Volt in June Design Under Constraint: How to Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car Stumble ShareThis Claiming that GM has 18 models that get 30 mpg or more is a bit of a false dichotomy.

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