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Road Test: 2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter 4-cylinder and twin electric motors, one each on the front and rear axles, that enable the electronic on-demand all-wheel drive. Toyotas hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power.

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X Prize, Electrathon teams to compete in Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International

Green Car Congress

The morning rallies, listing 10 classes of cars, will be organized and sponsored by the Glen Region of the Sports Car Club of America. Entries will include diesel and traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid models, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell cars and vehicles running on biodiesel, flex-fuel and pure electric.

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Better Place closes $200M Series C financing; valuation now $2.25B

Green Car Congress

Better Place, a developer and provider of electric car networks—including battery switch stations, batteries and public/personal charge spots ( earlier post )—worldwide, has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financing from a consortium of top-tier investors and partners, nearly doubling the company’s valuation to $2.25

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BREAKING NEWS: Exxon/Mobil Ordered Out of Torrance, Guilty of Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Creative Greenius

He makes his living off cars that run out of gas or break down because of the inadequacies of the internal combustion gasoline powered engine. You think HE’s anxious to see electric cars replace fossil fueled vehicles? And yes every single person in that movement is a hapless dupe. 2020, Exxon/Mobil. The clock is ticking.

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Scout Motors unveils EV Terra truck, Traveler SUV concepts, including Harvester range extender

Charged EVs

Scout Motors, the startup electric-truck maker owned by Volkswagen, took the wraps off concepts for its first two 4×4 models outside Nashville on Thursday evening. It’s not a plug-in hybrid but a range-extended EV, meaning the gasoline engine powers a generator that recharges the battery, but cannot power the wheels mechanically.

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College Electric Motorcycle Team Keeps Setting Records

Cars That Think

In 2016, IEEE Spectrum spotlighted Ohio State University ’s Buckeye Current team, a group of engineering students who dared to test their electric motorcycle’s mettle against professionals in the grueling Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. mph) over one mile.

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MQB-based 7th gen VW Golf up to 100 kg lighter and 23% more fuel efficient than predecessor; Golf BlueMotion delivers 3.2 l/100km (73.5 mpg US) and 85g/km CO2

Green Car Congress

The gasoline engines. The EA211 family gasoline engines used are exclusively turbocharged and direct-injection TSI engines (four valves, four cylinders). The gasoline engines offered at launch on the new Golf deliver 63 kW / 85 PS / 84 hp and 103 kW / 140 PS / 138 hp. kg = Electrical. Electric parking brake.

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