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Wankel Engine, Solar Tonneau Cover, 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid Driven: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: the rotary engine lives on in prototypes for a Mazda 2 range-extended electric car, Via Motors lets the sun shine on its new solar tonneau cover, and we drive the 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk expects NHTSA to clear the Model S after it completes its.'

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The researchers estimated that, if applied to the task of generating electricity, all of the engines in the U.S. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid.

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Amara Raja to set up Gigafactory for Li-ion Battery Manufacturing in Telangana

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The price parity between the IC engine vehicle and the Electric vehicle will happen once the battery price decreases. Tesla has already set up Gigafactories for battery research and manufacturing in the US and China. They produce batteries for Tesla cars and solar applications.

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Tesla shipped 6,892 Model S units in Q4 2013, 22,477 full year; battery Gigafactory announcement next week

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Tesla Motors announced record deliveries of 6,892 Model S vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 22,477 vehicles in the full year. Non-GAAP R&D was up 21% from Q3, as engineering work accelerated on Model X and efforts continued for the adaptation of Model S in international markets. “We

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Story of TESLA Motors: Beginning, Fight, Survival, and Success

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Giant companies were paying no or very little attention in the electric vehicle market and they were still focusing on developing new IC engine-powered models. In this article, let’s discuss the thrilling and dramatic story of Tesla Motors and how did they survive through the challenging situations. The Beginning (2003).

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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

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The converted RAV4 is the result of the partnership between Toyota and Tesla Motors announced in May 2010; Toyota has contracted for 2,600 units. He or she owns a home, which is perhaps solar-powered. Toyota engineers devised a number of strategies to help optimize the available EV range on the Toyota RAV4 EV.

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Electric Vehicle Glossary: The Complete list of Electric Car Related Terms

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Blended mode: a type of charge-depleting strategy in which the engine supplements the battery during medium and heavy loads. Mild hybrid : A Hybrid Electric Vehicle in which the motor and battery alone is not capable of drive the vehicle. Electric motor supports the internal combustion engine in the vehicle.