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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

Green Car Congress

The Fit EV concept. President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. believe fuel cell electric vehicle such as the Honda FCX Clarity is the ultimate.full function electric vehicle.

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Tom Hanks on his electric car

Plugs and Cars

Tom Hanks' letter to the editor of the New Yorker about his electric car, a Toyota RAV4 EV. The source of Boyer’s slight inaccuracy may have been the documentary film “Who Killed the Electric Car?,” Instead, I found what was purported to be the very last electric car available for sale in the state of California—a Toyota EV.

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Tom Hanks, The New Yorker — and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

We were delighted to see Tom Hanks’s letter in this week’s ‘New Yorker’ — singing the praises of electric vehicles and name checking ‘Who Killed the Electric Car ?’ The source of Boyer’s slight inaccuracy may have been the documentary film “Who Killed the Electric Car?,” MAY 18, 2009.

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Kia unveils Optima Hybrid sedan at LA Auto Show

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Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. liter Theta II gasoline engine is mated to a small electric motor and drives the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission without the traditional torque converter. Kia Optima Hybrid.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

Go EV the Scandinavian Way. The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. By taking what could be “Volvo’s EV model” and breaking it out as a standalone brand, Volvo and Geely are promoting exclusivity while creating a high-tech customer experience.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Whole Life Times just published an Interview with Chris : The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). Filmmaker Chris Paine, director of Who Killed the Electric Car? and its forthcoming sequel, talks to us about the fate of GM, the downfall of hydrogen and why electric cars truly are making a comeback By Siel.

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Toyota Formally Announces Introduction of Plug-in Prius Into Key Markets, Targeting Tens of Thousands in Public Sales in Two Years

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The all-electric range of the Prius Plug-In (23 km) will cover more than 50% of distances driven by single cars each day in Japan, according to Toyota. The plug-in made its North American debut at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show. Gasoline-electric hybrid fuel efficiency. Electricity efficiency.

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