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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g. But it’s not for a lack of trying and numerous manufacturers have engaged in design studies hoping to cater to female tastes. Honda Civic).

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GMs HCCI Demonstrator Combines a Set of Enabling Technologies and Strategies for Extending Operating Range

Green Car Congress

GM approaches to extending the operating range of classic HCCI. GM has also begun to publish SAE papers describing the techniques and strategies it is using to extend the fuel-efficient, low-emissions HCCI operating range down to lower load regions. Adapted from Yun et al. SAE 2009-01-0499) Click to enlarge. SAE 2009-01-0499).

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g. But it’s not for a lack of trying and numerous manufacturers have engaged in design studies hoping to cater to female tastes. Honda Civic).

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. ’s vice chairman of product development, Robert Lutz, reportedly told Volt enthusiasts at the Web site GM-Volt.com. “We April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. dont say goodbye to GM just because they made a mistake. — Goodbye 2.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Neutral Templarian @ Apr 19th 2009 4:30PM Good to hear, hopefully GM has already started to use this for the Volt. Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. April 12, 2009 2:08 pm Link Obama’s “Social Democratic&# dream will be further unveiled after the failure of GM and Chrysler is certain and on the books. Search This Blog Previous Post: The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? — jerryd 7.

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