The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 11, 2023

The grille and front lights are from a 2006 Silverado. It's for sale in California for $9,800 and has a tick over 95K miles on the odometer. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This generation of C4 Picasso was built from 2006 through 2013, with all examples built at the assembly plant in Vigo, Spain. U-Pull-It York shows that this car had 165,663 miles on the odometer when it showed up with not-very-severe body damage. The more recent version by The Tellers is worth a listen as well. A mental picture.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 7, 2023

Just a bit over 150,000 miles on the odometer at the end. The highest-mile junkyard Subaru I've documented so far was a 1993 Impreza with 319,554 miles. Subaru tried to revive the old BRAT magic with the Legacy-based Baja for the 2003-2006 model years, but sales weren't great. Just tell 'em it saves ya money, bustah!"

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

The plan followed the Tesla Master Plan parts one and two , which were shared by the company in 2006 and 2016, respectively. The news meant that Ford EVs would someday gain access to the Supercharger network, marking the first step in Tesla’s plans to open the charging network to all EVs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

It is encompassed by Monterey County, a roughly 3,300-square-mile area, which includes Big Sur, where accommodations at luxury resorts like the Post Ranch Inn start at around $1,500 a night. Even getting there comes at a price: 17-Mile Drive , the coastal scenic route, costs $12 to drive. I started at the 2.4-acre

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. Today, the Beetle is Garver’s daily driver, giving him a range of approximately 90 miles. “It That gives me 30 miles on a sunny day.”

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.) It also has up to 29 miles of range coming from the 17.7

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

News of the Eaton/WMU lab development came during the same week as news that Eaton is receiving $2 million in federal funding for research and development work aimed at building better military vehicles. Eaton hybrid power systems have accumulated more than 30 million miles of road-tested service around the world.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California. Powertrain – Six years/70,000 miles.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. Today, the Beetle is Garver’s daily driver, giving him a range of approximately 90 miles. “It That gives me 30 miles on a sunny day.”

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

Open studios, open mics Yale’s museums have long stolen the spotlight, but there are new institutions crackling with energy. In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In its current guise since 2016, the ninth-gen Chevrolet Malibu is no spring chicken; the rumor is an all-new model will arrive in 2025. And after three days and some 700 miles behind the wheel of a 2023 example, your author has a few observations and a strong overall opinion on the very last domestic midsize sedan in production.

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Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 1, 2022

I had a 30 mile commute to work… and there were no charging stations there.” But things changed for Cox when GM came out with a new version of the EV1 with a non-toxic nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery with more than twice the energy of the original lead acid battery. “Not We update you with EV news monthly. Email Address.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Verdict OnCars Home News Road Tests Search Tools Features Buyers Guides Calculators Used Cars Special Offers Video Clips Latest Headlines News Archive Search What next? Latest news Search You can use the box below to search. It is capable of 60mph and has a 60-70 mile range when fully charged.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

12, 2006 AutoNation, Inc. These new hybrids would offer consumers a 50-mile all-electric range, get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon, be fully recharged at night and deliver all the performance and comfort of traditional gasoline-powered vehicles without the damaging emissions. Become a Partner today.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 31, 2006

In related news, Edward W. Ricardo has 1750 engineers and consultants who serve the world’s automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers from design, testing and engineering facilities throughout Europe, US and Asia.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 6, 2006

Conference of Mayors Join Drive for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles LAS VEGAS—June 5, 2006— The U.S. Plug-in hybrid vehicles would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 miles to 35 miles or more. Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 30, 2006

TPPA Public Power Leads Charge for Plug-in Hybrids New Rules. org January 30, 2006 Last week, a dozen cities, over 100 public power utilities, businesses and a host of national policy groups kicked off a nationwide campaign to urge automakers to accelerate development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. more More News per gallon.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 2006, desiring an electric motorcycle with lithium batteries, he found a start-up EV motorcycle manufacturer using acid batteries and gave the firm a special order. “I Nick ended up driving it for 20 years and 250,000 miles.” I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2007

The car, expected to run 40 miles without recharging, will cost less than $30,000. "If Selling 60,000 hybrids would be a coup for GM, which lost nearly $2 billion in 2006. Its full range is about 640 miles on a tank of gasoline, about double the range of a typical car or truck. Is the Plug In Car in your future ?

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Menino Guest Column Thursday, February 2, 2006 Here is part of the Mayor's column. "In These vehicles take currently available gasoline-hybrid vehicles to the next level, allowing drivers to plug them in for a few hours to charge the batteries and then drive emissions free solely on electric power for 35-60 miles. By Mayor Thomas M.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 18, 2006

AFS TRINITY SIGNS ACCORD WITH AUSTIN ENERGY The Auto Channel August 17, 2006 " A n accord that was signed this week in Seattle and Austin should put Americans one step closer to seeing the 250 MPG AFS Trinity Power Corp (AFST) Extreme Hybrid ™ car on the road," according to AFS Trinity CEO Edward W. Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 21, 2006

H ere is big announcement for Plug-In fans Toyota looking at Plug-in Hybrids Los Angeles Times June 20, 2006 By JOHN O'DELL Toyota Motor Corp. Because the urban driver commutes fewer than 40 miles a day, on average, much of a plug-in hybrid's life cycle would be spent in all-electric mode, reducing gasoline consumption and harmful emissions.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

Plug-in vehicles would combine today’s new electric-flex fuel (gas and/or biofuels such as ethanol) hybrid technology with a larger battery that could be recharged by plugging it into a standard wall sockets. News Summary I Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 21, 2006

must not be 'hostage' to foreign oil Monday 20 February 2006 By Tabassum Zakaria MILWAUKEE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The United States must reduce its dependence on oil from foreign countries that can hold it hostage, President George W. Sign the On Line Petition more news Here is part of the Reuters Story.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

Philanthropy Google’s Way: Not the Usual By KATIE HAFNER New York Times Published: September 14, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME H ere is a big development for PHEVs. The goal of the project is to reduce dependence on oil while alleviating the effects of global warming. Become a Partner today.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

Cars: It's a Start New York Times by Nicholas Kristof Feb. 5, 2006 Imagine if we could develop a passenger car that averaged more than 100 miles per gallon — or, if used only for short trips, 1,000 miles per gallon. They can be built to have a 30- to 50-mile range before the gasoline engine needs to be used at all.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 18, 2006

C harging ahead with new LIPA buses By Jean Paul Vellotti Long Island Business News Friday, July 14, 2006 HAUPPAUGE – After five years of planning, research and development, the first plug-in hybrid electric bus built to serve Long Island straphangers is getting ready to roll. Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 2006, desiring an electric motorcycle with lithium batteries, he found a start-up EV motorcycle manufacturer using acid batteries and gave the firm a special order. “I Nick ended up driving it for 20 years and 250,000 miles.” I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Parent company BYD Co.—it

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OCTOBER 10, 2006

Turn on the Electric Road By DAVID MORRIS Published: October 8, 2006 Minneapolis LAST summer, New York State took a page from California’s playbook, using state policy to jump-start a 21st century automobile industry. In New York, driving on electricity would cost about 2.5 Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2009

A 2006 survey for CommunAuto, a Quebec car-sharing organisation, found that each shared vehicle replaces eight individually owned cars with a 1,800 miles reduction in distance driven per year per member, as well as a 44 per cent reduction in fuel consumption.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Includes cars with emissions above 225g/km registered between March 01 2001 and March 23 2006. ** Alternative fuel discount 2009/10: £20 Bands A-I, £15 Bands J-M. All diesel cars registered on or after January 01 2006 are subject to a 3% tax charge. New VED rates apply from May 01 2009, see below: VED in 2009/10: Vans.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 13, 2006

photo EV World H ere is a new interview with Andy Frank from Washington Technology. 13, 2006 Andrew Frank, University of California at Davis Mechanical engineering professor and researcher Andrew Frank has spent much of the last 30 years studying electric motors and batteries to make vehicles more fuel-efficient.

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APRIL 17, 2009

A travel survey in 2006 showed that approximately 80% of staff drive on their own to the College. Steve Burgess, Cornwall College Director of Human Resources and Systems, and John-Paul Eatock, Head of Learning and Development regularly cycle the 25 mile round trip from home to the college.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Sainsbury’s was an early adopter of Tanfield’s commercial electric vehicle technology and has used electric vans in its online shopping delivery fleet since 2006. Designed for urban operations, Edison has a restricted top speed of 50mph and a range of up to 100 miles on one battery charge.

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