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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. 195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). January 21, 2009.

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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? Other than sports car wanna-bes, modern cars are so quiet that you hear tire/wind noise much more than engines. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. Reply ↓ ↑ report 3 Snowdog 6:22PM (4/17/2009) Totally agree.

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