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Holy Smoke, It’s The Electric Moke!

CleanTechnica EVs

When British Motor Corporation called for a rugged vehicle (initially for military operations), Sir Alex Issigonis responded with the Mini Moke. The “Moke” is the combination of the drivetrain from a minivan vehicle and a lightweight body […]. The year is 1964 – it is the era of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bridget Bardot.

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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

seconds MPG: 29 combined and 77 combined MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent, a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline) Efficient around town Clean Fleet Report drove the Hornet R/T Plus PHEV 157 miles through Southern California, averaging 31.8

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

But it’ll be clean and fun, so this brand pivot makes a lot of sense. Brilliant advertising, ordinary vehicles and lack of corporate support and fresh product killed the brand, but it taught GM a lot. Next up will be the ID.Buzz electric minivan. Story by Steve Schaefer; photos from manufacturers or Clean Fleet Report archives.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. KEMET Corporation. Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Louis Science Center; Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEV-US); Kokam America Inc. Brownstown, MI. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd. Technology.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in told the Nikkei International Automotive Conference in Tokyo.

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