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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Mitsubishi began selling cars with its own branding in the United States in late 1982 , introducing three car models and a pickup as 1983 models. Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. In 2005, their sales increased even further, accounting for approximately 54% of all new car sales. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. Second Sight was selling the Argus II for around $150,000 in the United States—about five times as much as other neuromodulation devices, according to Greenberg. Terry Byland. Bob O’Connor.

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Volkswagen Group delivers more than 10M vehicles in one year for first time

Green Car Congress

—Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler. 1.24 (1.19; +4.5%) million units were delivered in the home market of Germany. The company delivered 891,900 (890,600; +0.2%) vehicles in the North America region from January to December, of which 599,700 (611,800; -2.0%) were handed over to customers in the United States.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). This will reduce the transportation sectors use of oil to almost zero -- and cut the United States annual oil needs by 2/3. CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004. The GREET 1.6

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. Detroit Free Press ).

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