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Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid AWD powertrain, body

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Additionally, the rear electric motor also acts as a generator to provide supplemental power to the vehicles lithium ion battery pack, which also powers the front-mounted TMU. The structure is similar to those found in some Honda racing engines. With the newly designed twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Interesting in any case.

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