Revenge of the Electric Car

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Porsche Goes Hybrid

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From the post: Dubbed the 918 Spyder, this stealthy-looking ride is a parallel hybrid just like the Prius – well, except much, much sexier. Dubbed the 918 Spyder, this stealthy-looking ride is a parallel hybrid just like the Prius – well, except much, much sexier. 918 Spyder is Porsche’s First Ever Plug In Hybrid Electric Car.

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Guest blogger: Andrew Grin - From Kansas to LA

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My father and I picked up our rented Prius and drove off to our hotel. The performance was unlike anything I’d ever felt and it was hard to return to the Prius rental car. After our Tesla morning, we got back in our Prius and headed over to the L.A. We arrived late Thursday night November 20th ( my 16th Birthday ! ).

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Special Guests at an LA Rally

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Two guests of honor also included a GM Chevy Volt and a plug-in Prius also powered by algae. A large number of people at the rally were calling for more options for powering vehicles than traditional gas cars and to take REVENGE by having automakers offering and consumers purchasing electric cars.

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David Robbins, Composer, On Board

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. “Sure, all of that is incredibly interesting,&# you’re probably thinking right now, “but what kind of car does he drive?&# David is proud of his 2005 hybrid Prius, the 54,000 miles he put on it, and he’s especially proud of all the money he has saved on gas by having a hybrid-electric engine.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

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He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. It will have 100 miles of pure battery range,” Mr. Perry said.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

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After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., My gas-guzzler, by the way, is a Prius, which I try not to drive. Q: What about hydrogen?

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). The Prius is a parallel hybrid and Toyota plans to use a parallel hybrid architecture in its first plug-in hybrid. It’ll be interesting to see how their vehicles compare to all the rest in terms of efficiency.

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