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Could Honda's Future 1.0-Liter Be World's Most Efficient Engine?

Green Car Reports

The last time Honda made a 1.0-liter Found under the hood of the original Insight hybrid, it still has the highest gas mileage of any EPA-rated non-plugin. liter gasoline engine, it broke new records for fuel efficiency. That''s a high bar to.'

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California made up a third of all U.S. BEV sales in 2023

Teslarati

last year, ahead of the state’s sales ban on new gas cars set for 2035. Behind them, Honda, Ford and Chevrolet made up the remainder of the top five selling brands in the state, with Tesla being the only BEV-only manufacturer in the top 15. BEV registrations in California made up 33.8 percent of BEV sales across the U.S.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." In that case, you might never burn a drop of gas during the life of the car.". 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co. See Chevy Volt for latest.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 4 Jay 1:56AM (4/25/2009) I drive a Smart and I am frequently asked if it is electric (even once at a GAS station). That being said, pending on the price and distance and speed I would be interested in picking something like this up. Seems like a very logical evolution to the brand.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This SAE spec would make it so you could go to a gas station and they would have the proper voltage and plug for your car. but its never even been close to the amount of garbage that gas power vehicles produce. Previous Engadget goes legs-on with Hondas walking-assist devices (with video!) Dell Adamo review Is this the Zune HD?

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The tight grip that the Circuits brakes have on the wheels as soon as you take your foot off of the gas acceleration pedal might be changeable by the driver through a knob on the dashboard, Myers said. For now, if you want to keep moving, you need to keep pressing go. No coasting available.