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Can electric motorcycles make scooters cool and is it time to get on your bike?

EV Central

There are too many problems with mopeds, scooters and whatever else you want to call those pseudo motorcycles ridden by people who lack the coordination to change gears to list here. The best thing about riding the Maeving is that it feels like a proper motorcycle to throw into bends. But that didn’t mean I wasn’t going to hate it.

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2015 VW Jetta to debut at New York Show; new EA288 diesel version already LEV3/Tier 3 compliant

Green Car Congress

l/100 km); its combined fuel economy is projected to be around 37 mpg (6.36 Compared to the NO x storage catalytic converter (NSC) of the previous model, the use of the SCR catalytic converter not only further reduces emissions, but also improves fuel economy. Diesel Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lectra: Matts sweetelectric motorcycle Mazda626 : Jerry Halsteads conversion diary. EV Technical Files :Some handy info on the EV Album website EPA Fuel Economy :complete list of the EPA fuel economy results for recent years MotorPerformance Data : Graphs and drawings of Baldor, GE, and PrestoliteEV motors.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. Establishing dealer network. But I can tell you that this is a top priority program for GM, given the huge potential it offers for fuel-economy improvement." ( GM ).

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