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Honda launches 2017 Accord Hybrid; 2nd generation two-motor hybrid powertrain

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Honda has launched the 2017 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ) at its dealers in the US. A 30-time recipient of Car and Driver magazine’s “10 Best” award, unprecedented for any vehicle, the Honda Accord has been the US’ top retail selling car for three years running and is also the best-selling midsize car among under-35 year old car buyers.

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Road Test: 2022 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

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It is rare when we post a review of a car that is only available in one of the 50 United States, but such is the case with the 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which is only sold in California. Those lucky enough to live in California have the opportunity to own one of the nicest electric cars on the road.

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Toyota details design of fuel cell system in Mirai; work on electrode catalysts

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In the 2008 vehicle, the fuel cell stack and inverter were directly connected, using the same voltage; this required dedicated designs for both the traction motor and inverter to match the unique characteristics of the FC (i.e., low voltage and high current). —Hasegawa et al. Work on the Electrode Catalyst.

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

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direct injection, spark ignition V6 gasoline engine, while requiring no more space than a conventional six-speed automatic transaxle. The first mode blends power from the IC engine and the electric motors according to demand at up to 40 mph (64 km/h), while the second mode controls engine gearing above 40 mph.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Venue

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Our results show that in typical driving around town and on the open road, the Venue is a gasoline sipper, not a gulper. The design is different enough from all other Hyundai crossovers, so it stands out, with Hyundai adding, the Venue “references a place people want to be seen in”. Connected like the best of them.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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But when people talk about payback, they refer only to the net dollars to the driver. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is the concept of using stored energy in a plug-in hybrids (or electric cars) battery to send power to the electrical grid when necessary.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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