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Cadillac teases new Opulent Velocity performance EV concept, is it too little too late?

Baua Electric

Cadillac gave a sneak peek of “the future of electric performance,” teasing its new Opulent Velocity EV concept. But with GM falling behind in the EV market, is a concept enough at this point? A more affordable Blazer EV is set to debut later this year. It will join the Chevy Equinox EV, starting at $34,995.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. The company probably should have known better.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. The company probably should have known better.

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Ford to apply start-stop technology to non-hybrid vehicles in North America in 2012

Green Car Congress

Ford has more than 244 patents for its Auto Start-Stop technology and will showcase the feature on a concept in January at the North American International Auto Show. Auto Start-Stop is the latest example of Ford moving aggressively to bring affordable advanced fuel-saving technologies to all customers.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

Green Car Congress

DOE is interested in distributed generation CHP projects that use fuel cells as a source of secure, reliable, clean power and heat as an alternative to steam turbines, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, or other traditional CHP prime source. Developing and demonstrating a novel cryo-compressed tank concept. Report to Congress.

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The Lisa Was Apple’s Best Failure

Cars That Think

Jobs took over that project and moved it away from Raskin’s original appliance-like vision to one more like the Lisa—a mouse-driven, GUI-based computer but more affordable than the Lisa. For a few years, the Lisa and Macintosh teams competed internally, although there was collaboration as well.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Conversions are limited to certain vehicle types.

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