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Jeep Gifts Wrangler Updates to Gladiator

The Truth About Cars

Power 12-way seats are also on the docket, and Jeep engineers insist they can weather the Gladiator’s nearly three feet of water fording capability without fritzing into oblivion. And yes, after the info is downloaded, it can be used in the sticks with no cell service.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Smart Mobility builds upon Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility ( earlier post ). —Mark Fields.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Citicar :John Buckman has sold his Citicar but he still has some great info on Citicarparts. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion. Groov-E-Skootz: electricscooter and bicycle retailer Midget Motors : Gizmo distributor SD Scooters : Electric Scooters SunValley Ford : They sold the Ford Ranger EV, now canceled.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. Some of these vehicles may be available for demonstrations using the available contact info. EnergyCS, March 2005 Greg Hanssen, Pete Nortman and team Los Angeles County, CA info@energycs.com 3. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But after interviewing Ford’s Nancy Gioia at the recent Detroit Auto show, I’m now unsure of both the timescales involved, or how much the power and auto companies are behind it as a fundamental concept. Wheego has an exciting line of electric cars that I’d like to see on the roads very soon.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Posted by: Nido Info | Apr 14, 2009 12:45:31 PM wrong Howard. Sorry the market killed the EV1. you see that?

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