The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 9, 2023

.& GM’s electric efforts have so far mainly focused on crossovers and pickup trucks, but CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the company plans to transition the affordable Chevrolet Bolt hatchback to Ultium technology for its next generation. & & If the automaker can pull that off, it would be the most affordable EV on sale.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2023

This truck, to start. Hennessey took the Ford Raptor R, added two wheels, a bunch of new bodywork, and a crazy price tag. Hennessey gave the truck a three-inch lift and installed six 20-inch wheels with 37-inch tires. That truck retained its twin-turbo V6.& And, it’s all covered with a three-year warranty.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) awards are a big deal this time of year, as they can significantly boost a model’s fortunes on the market. It’s expected to land with a price tag in the mid-$30,000 range and will deliver impressive specs for the price.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 19, 2023

Rory Harvey, General Motors' incoming president for North America, has stated that the Silverado EV Work Truck (WT) will have an EPA-estimated 450 miles of range 450 miles on a full charge. Chevrolet has announced that the all-electric Silverado will boast a much-higher maximum range than anyone had anticipated.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 19, 2023

We may revisit this topic next week to avoid turning this post into a gazillion-word tome rivaling War & Peace; such is the amount of change hurled by Toyota at their best-selling midsize pickup truck. It tag teams an electric motor and 1.87-kWh Let’s start at entry-level since we know you lot are weird and like base trucks.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2023

The Hummer EV has a sky-high price tag and wait times that extend to two years for some people. For the truck, that means 1,000 horsepower and a GM-advertised “11,500 pound-feet of torque,” which has been heavily debated since the EV’s announcement. The SUV drops from 314 to 298 with the package.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

New blog post: Athens orders natural gas refuse trucks [link] #. New blog post: Oregon climate change laws signed [link] #. New blog post: Honda introduces flex fuel car in Brazil [link] #. New blog post: Ford Australia aims to boost efficiency [link] #. New blog post: Details of Ford’s green car strategy [link] #.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

The United States actually has a regulatory environment that promotes larger vehicles, particularly pickup trucks and SUVs, as they’re not subject to the same stringent emissions regulations as smaller passenger vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

Meanwhile, women ignored trucks and frequently opted for something less financially cumbersome. If they’re not positive they’ll need the extra space, they’ll typically opt for something smaller with a lower price tag and are largely disinterested in juicy specifications so long as the test drive feels right.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

Meanwhile, women ignored trucks and frequently opted for something less financially cumbersome. If they’re not positive they’ll need the extra space, they’ll typically opt for something smaller with a lower price tag and are largely disinterested in juicy specifications so long as the test drive feels right.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 23, 2009

The May 21 issue of the South Bay’s Easy Reader free weekly newspaper confirmed the good news that Creative Greenius blog readers have known for a while now – that 10 brand new all electric BMW Mini-E test vehicles will be leased to the city for just ten bucks a month per car. Tags: environment. Bravo, Mr. Montgomery.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

vehicles splattered all over YouTube videos  most of which are retrofitted Toyota Prius cars  this baby is actually what we in the auto industry like to call a light truck, a category that includes big pickups, vans and SUVs. Yep, a truck. Its the trucks, stupid. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The money that we spend on full-size trucks and full-size SUVs will be to improve their fuel economy to get them to where they need to be ” to meet the revised CAFE standards. diesel engine for light trucks due to fuel prices and capital constraints ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge. No increase in the role of diesels.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

Tags: evdriven. Part of HighGear M E D I A Welcome to LuxuryCarReport.com! Though 12 miles is well short of the 40 plus miles of the upcoming Chevy Volt, the costs associated with the hybrid system should also fall well short of the Volts costly power train. All Rights Reserved. AllCarsElectric.com is published by High Gear Media.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Atul Gopal I went on a cycling trip from Agra in UP to Bikaner in RJ this winter and here is my blog on it. Here is the blog - [link]. The truck took a longer route. A decision was made to do part of the journey with cycles loaded onto the truck. Narendra had a flat enroute and his cycle had to be loaded onto the truck.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? My friend (same one who made the ice cream truck sound effect comment to me) asked me if this was some kind of conspiracy from gasoline advocates to try and further delay mass acceptance of EVs. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away.

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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.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

railways replacing cars and trucks, weatherizing homes, etc.), Tags: evdriven. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? There are two ways to make our energy use better: Become more efficient (i.e. and tap clean, renewable energy sources. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies www.hevt.com Chicago, IL converts Ford F-150 pickup trucks. The company has one prototype and is seeking fleet and early adopter buyers for the first few dozen conversions at $60,000 (customer provides truck). Tags: evdriven. See also Hymotions comments on the subject.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2023

executive,” Evans wrote on his blog in 2006. “I To do that with a PR2 required the assistance of a team of experienced roboticists and a truck with a powered lift gate. One day I was a 6’4”, 200 Lb. I had always been fiercely independent, probably to a fault. With one stroke I became completely dependent for everything….

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample. We realised quite early that the Tigor’s fast tag had a zero balance - so we ended up paying double the toll on the first three gates. A SOS call to Jayasuriya resulted in 1000 Rs appearing on the tag - and from then on it was easy going.

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Plug In India

JUNE 20, 2022

The tow truck from the Udaipur unit of TVS logistics drove in at 14:30 hours. I accompanied the truck into the journey back to Udaipur in the truck. One experiment that I thought will work out well is using a VIN based unique ID - which can then be linked to a common payment app, say the Fast tag.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

An (expected) high price tag. 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? Then I can keep my current quad cab truck for when I need to move more people or haul stuff. Small size. New technology.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Buses and heavy trucks arent nearly as exciting as sports cars, but some believe that tackling heavy vehicles first could have a greater impact on emissions. All rights reserved. " ); Tags: evdriven. You could even install a fuel cell. The battery packs use cylindrical instead of prismatic cells.

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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 16, 2009

And we all won’t be driving a Prius either – I’ll have my electric pickup truck in a few years too. All rights reserved. " ); Tags: evdriven. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Topics: Deals and investments , Transportation Tags: GM , Segway , city transportation , 2009 New York auto show Share: Digg Del.icio.us Truck meets Segway wont be a pretty site. Tags: evdriven. E-mail Martin.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Toyota Open Road Blog ) 7/25/07 Toyota Motor Corp. Tags: evdriven. Red Herring ). 1/7/07 GM Vice Chairman Robert A. (Bob

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. What I do want is an SUV, cross- over or truck that will meet all of my needs and at the same time be fuel efficient or flex fuel to reduce emissions and dependence on foreign oil.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. Feature your company/blog/book Interview a contributor Whats New? Tags: evdriven. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Contact info via Wizbanit , the owners blog. Ford F-150 Pickup Truck, July 2008 (Chicago, IL). Tags: evdriven. Rick Eye, by GO100mpg , Prius+ conversion, EAA-PHEV method, using Plug-In Supply s PbA system, February 2008, (Burbank, CA). Photo James R. Contact: joel. Contact info via PHEVQubec.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Topics: Wind , Energy efficiency Tags: IBM , smart grid , Denmark Share: Digg Del.icio.us Tags: evdriven. Price and consumption awareness leads to a conservation effect," Schurr said. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. E-mail Martin.

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Plugs and Cars

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

For reasons political and economic, cars and trucks and busses remained tethered to petroleum. As Joe Romm wrote at his Climate Progress blog : We currently use natural gas to produce 22% of our electricity.” Tags: joe romm pickens plan t boone pickens al gore cng. As if Americans weren’t confused enough already.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A bigger truck might swap say 10 of them, and a small car 2 of them, and a bigger car 6 of them, or whatever. Either rent a van or truck or long range machine when needed or. ZipCar offers pretty much those other options with gas powered cars and trucks sprinkled all over many cities for daily or hourly rental.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

By the time he finally, and happily, got rid of it, he said the friggin piece of junk used more gas than his small Honda because tow trucks get crappy milage. My truck said that it was supposed to get 24 highway and highway is all I drive I only get 18 on the best of days. Electric Cars* and Trucks* ONE HUNDRED [100] YEARS ) TOO late!

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