The Truth About Cars

MAY 12, 2023

We Yanks like to think we're in this bubble of Imperial measurements, but many of us, myself included, live within a reasonable drive of Canada -- a place that uses the metric system. What about a hybrid -- some measurements are Imperial and some metric? Yup, we're gonna talk about the metric system. Sound off below.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

Toyota, French energy provider EDF, and the City and the Urban Community of Strasbourg launched a large-scale, 3-year Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle demonstration in Strasbourg. Based on the third-generation Prius ( earlier post ), the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) is equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

The first model, an LMX 56, is a type of e-bike commonly referred to as a speed pedelec in France, similar to class 3 e-bikes in the US that can reach 28 mph (45 km/h). That bike can reach speeds of up to 50 mph (80 km/h) despite weighing just 99 lbs (45 kg).

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That is why many governments have mandated that EVs are fitted with low-speed noise emitters, including the United States, Canada, and the European Union. By using regenerative braking some or most of the time, an EV or hybrid vehicle can go around 100,000 miles between services for the friction brakes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. Hybrid Synergy Drive. Click to enlarge. The result is 20% lighter in weight compared to the previous model.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The Levante Hybrid is not available in the United States or Canada, but in select countries outside of North America. Maserati says the top speed is 187 mph, making this luxury SUV a fast grocery-getter. The fire-breathing heart of the Trofeo. Five-Seat Speedster.

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Carbon Fiber SUV Ferrari Clean 93

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Ontario, Canada) has taken delivery of the first all-electric vehicle to be used in a commercial fleet application in Canada—the REV 300 ACX (a retrofit Ford Escape). The demonstration project will entail a one-year study that will be conducted by the University of Waterloo with funding from Transport Canada. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

mpg combined, with a 90-mile all-freeway run, using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, the average bumped up to 40.8 Built in North America (engine and transmission from America, final assembly in Canada), the Civic carries with it the well-earned reputation of Honda quality. Road Test: 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

in the HR-V AWD performed well, but with zero-to-60 times just under 10 seconds, merging into 70 mph freeway traffic can be an adventure. various parts are sourced from Canada and Mexico, with the final assembly point of Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Your numbers may differ. Hitting the Open Road The 2.0L The engine comes from the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

AOI 3: Demonstration Project for a Multi-Material Light-Weight Prototype Vehicle as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. Applications submitted within this AOI shall propose a demonstration project for a prototype multimaterial light-weight vehicle that is part of the Clean Energy Dialogue between the United States and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2018

There will be electric alternatives in every segment from smart to SUV, with well in excess of 130 variants in total, ranging from 48-volt on-board electrical system with EQ Boost to plug-in-hybrids to all-electric vehicles with batteries or fuel cells. There are four operating modes: HYBRID: the vehicle draws power from both energy sources.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

All Jeep models will be electrified by 2025—either battery-electric or with an available plug-in hybrid powertrain—and executives said the new EVs in particular will help Jeep’s chances in Asian markets, for which read China. It is projected to deliver 600 horsepower (450 kilowatts) and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 3.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) formally announced the introduction of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid—the plug-in version of the third-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle—into key markets. Gasoline-electric hybrid fuel efficiency. Plug-in hybrid fuel efficiency. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

Hyundai has been selling battery-electric models in the US since the Ioniq Electric was launched alongside hybrid and plug-in hybrid siblings in 2017. Unfortunately for its US marketers, the Pony was never sold in the United States (though it did appear briefly in Canada). So, the heritage theme simply won’t work in the US.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The City of Inglewood, California has chosen REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), to transform new Ford Escapes that they purchase into the REV 300 ACX—a full battery electric vehicle. Top speed of 105 mph (169 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The Mirai uses the Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS), which features both fuel cell technology and hybrid technology, and includes proprietary Toyota-developed components including the fuel cell (FC) Stack, FC boost converter, and high-pressure hydrogen tanks. seconds and delivers a passing time of 3 seconds from 25–40 mph.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Acceleration was peppy, in the mid-five-second range to 60 mph, which is about two seconds faster than the single motor rear-wheel drive ID4. Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee factory has begun production, and soon will be sending ID4 RWD and ID4 AWD models to dealers in Mexico, America and Canada starting next summer.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

and Canada chosen by their peers. seconds for 0-60 mph acceleration, and we believe it. It felt closer to that of a hybrid with a 1.5 and Canada now scheduled to start sometime this summer. But the first Kia EV9s are starting to arrive at dealerships as you read this. Volvo quotes 3.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A big benefit that is included in the purchase of a 2023 ID4 is three years of unlimited 30-minute fast charging with Electrify America (another VW company) at any of its 1,800 charge stations in the United States or Canada. The ID4 Pro S AWD and its dual electric motors produced a peppy 0-60 mph acceleration in the mid-five second range.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

and Canada chosen by their peers. seconds for 0-60 mph acceleration, and we believe it. It felt closer to that of a hybrid with a 1.5 and Canada now scheduled to start sometime this summer. But the first Kia EV9s are starting to arrive at dealerships as you read this. Volvo quotes 3.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

It has a range of 106 miles and a top speed of 62 mph, and sells for between $4,500 and $6,300. Lexus is promising that by 2025, the luxury division of Toyota will introduce 20 new vehicles encompassing hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery-electric vehicles, and “other electric vehicles” globally.

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