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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 Materials and weight.

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Rav4 EV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“What about the Honda Insight?&# I’m ready for Li-Polymer batteries! (I I was never kept informed of the progress of my order, and promises of communication were never realized. The guy I handed the money to asked why I chose the Toyota EV over the others, and I said that the Rav was the ONLY EV in production today.

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