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Sanyo Supplying Li-ion Batteries for Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Sanyo Electric recently announced an agreement with Suzuki Motor to supply lithium-ion battery systems for the Swift Plug-in Hybrid. Suzuki has already announced its intention to start manufacturing the vehicles. The 0.66L engine is the K6A, earlier versions of which were used in the Cappuccino. Earlier post.)

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

If we look at the fine print, GM actually introduced a sort-of-a-hybrid vehicle as a 2004 model , though the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid/GMC Sierra Hybrid didn't have regenerative braking. liter engine and automatic). In fact, fuel prices went insane right around the time that review was written. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Maruti 800 | 1983-2014 To say the 800 is a legend would be an understatement; it is the cornerstone on which Maruti Suzuki was built. The Gypsy had a soft-top as well as a hard-top version, and later even got a more powerful engine and wider track. million households. A luxurious interior with three-row seating, a 2.7-litre,

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

The engine is a 2.0-liter The next-generation Nubira appeared here with Suzuki Reno badges in 2005. The revised Lanos came back as the 2004 Chevy Aveo. Even the new Leganza returned in 2004, as the Suzuki Verona. This car just squeezed past the 100,000-mile mark during its 21 years on the road.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Suzuki Equator RWD Crew Cab

The Truth About Cars

But my favorite Junkyard Finds are obscure examples of what-could-they-have-been-thinking badge engineering , and today's truck has lived atop my wish list for nearly 15 years. GM had a good run with various Geo-badged Suzukis, Isuzus and Toyotas , too. Was it cheaper than a similarly-equipped Frontier?

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

Tribes also exist in the racing segment, with groups forming among enthusiasts of classic, big-engined American muscle cars and highly modified Japanese imports. Better known in other territories as the Suzuki Jimny, the Samurai was introduced in the United States in 1985. . Such is simply the nature of the car industry.

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We visited Tata Motor's electric car factory

Plug In India

The crash test facility was put up in 2004 – and off late, TML is taking the crash business very seriously – making safer cars – that have started denting Suzuki’s relatively light and fuel efficient cars. Graduate Engineer Trainees of the 1990 batch are welcome to join. A belated bachelor’s party.

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