The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

Mainstream brands tended to be on the cheaper end, while luxury brands from European countries trended much higher. Granted, a battery replacement would likely eclipse what you’d see in terms of normal repairs. Brands here included Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Ram, Lexus, GMC, Subaru, Mini, and Acura.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 3, 2009

Looks like most of the battery EV makers are shooting for a 100-150 mile range, with Tesla shooting for over 200. Read about Lotus’s plans from Motor Trend’s Wide Open Throttle posting after the jump. Here is the full text of the Motor Trend Wide Open Throttle posting (in case the link goes bad). URL: [link].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. The nonprofit CalCars does conversions to demonstrate new designs and provide a platform for different batteries; we dont sell conversions. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

If the hybrids engine starts operating, at higher speeds or throttle demands or lower battery levels, the control system automatically stops the external synthesis. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. from the Tesla Roadster. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. However, the electric drive portion of the vehicles, including the motor, electronics and A123 System lithium ion battery pack is identical.

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