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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

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Italian Under the Skin Scratch the surface of the 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T and you will find the Alfa Romeo Tonale, with Dodge and Alfa Romeo two of 16 Stellantis automobile brands sold throughout the world. Dodge was most recently the performance division of the old Chrysler Corporation. The primary way to charge the 15.5

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

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The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. miles per gallon combined gasoline and electricity.

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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Approximately 70% of the body structure in the Compact US Wide (CUSW) platform co-developed with Fiat, and introduced with the Dodge Dart, is of high-strength composition. High-pressure, lightweight aluminum casting technology—including the front and rear suspension cross-members in the Dodge Dart—further reduce weight.

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FEV, Inc. Partnering with EIG on Li-Ion Pack Development for Range-Extended Electric Vehicle Project

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The battery pack is expected to be demonstrated in a ReEV concept Dodge Caliber that was shown by FEV at the 2009 SAE World Congress. In 2008, EIG opened the EIG America sales office in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated EIG America in March 2009 as a wholly owned subsidiary. for a Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) project.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. We have sponsored the EAA-PHEV project and our Open-Source designs are being used by some of the private companies as well as technically advanced individuals.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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