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The Truth About Cars
APRIL 17, 2024
My biggest beef was noise – while loud exhaust noise is baked in (and reduces a bit when the car isn’t in a performance drive mode) – the sounds coming out of the rear intrude on conversation. Fuel economy is listed at 20/27/23 for the auto and 21/29/24 for the stick.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events. Home World U.S.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 28, 2009
See also our EAA-PHEV:General disclaimer talk : Disclaimer edit Please visit the Conversion Interest page to help us gauge DIYers interest! Current Hybrids are natural donor platforms because they already have most of the needed electric propulsion components, so the conversion process deals primarily with integrating larger battery packs.A
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
They are NOT conversions, but were designed to be electric from the beginning. “What about the Honda Insight?&# Couple of things that surprised me about the car, even after having some brief, previous Rav4EV experience: The driver window has auto down AND UP! Tags: evdriven.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2009
Conversely, short bursts of power can also be absorbed by the SpeedStart generator to recharge the battery during vehicle decelerations. Formed in 2006, the company is a spin-out from the Honda Ecotechnology Centre at Cranfield University. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. See Chevy Volt for latest.
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