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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

Green Car Congress

The Saitama program will focus on motorcycles, automobiles and power products. Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods. Charging with a 200-volt power source takes less than six hours, and vehicle driving range exceeds 160 km (99 miles). Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. Until then, we can always program the ESS to make what Lotus refers to as "more futuristic sounds for electric vehicles [that] can be created using sampled sounds and generated waveforms."

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