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Honda premiers BRIO urban commuter car in Thailand

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(HATC), Honda’s automobile production and sales subsidiary in Thailand, has unveiled the BRIO urban commuter car. liter 4-cylinder i-VTEC engine delivering 90 hp (67 kW), with fuel economy of 5 L/100km (47 mpg US). The starting price will be 399,900 baht (US$13,300), with an annual sales plan of 40,000 units.

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Honda CEO: Honda Studying Battery Electric Commuter Car, But Holds Fuel Cell Vehicle as the Ultimate Eco-car

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Honda is currently conducting research on a short-distance battery electric vehicle as a “ city commuter car. ” ( Earlier post.). But we’re studying the US market with a view to introducing this commuter car in the future. Battery technology continues to be a barrier to mass market use. President Ito. in 2000.

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Riversimple introduces Rasa prototype two-seater fuel cell vehicle; 300 miles on 1.5kg H2; production version in 2018

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unveiled the Rasa, a road-legal engineering prototype of its first two-seater hydrogen fuel cell road car, built for full European type approval. Riversimple plans to offer the car to motorists through a “sale-of-service” model. Customers will simply exchange or return the car at the end of the ownership period.

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No Hybrid Ford Explorer or Lincoln Aviator for the 2024 Model Year

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The Explorer excels at towing and off-road work, all while still being a competent commuter car. From Car and Driver : Notably, the Aviator Grand Touring was one of the few plug-in-hybrid models eligible for the full $7500 tax credit as part of the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rules. liter inline-four base engine.

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Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On

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Edison2 Very Light Car #97 (Charlottesville, VA) Internal Combustion Engine. Edison2 Very Light Car #98 (Charlottesville, VA) Internal Combustion Engine. Commuter Cars, Tango (Spokane, WA) Battery Electric. Edison2, Very Light Car #95 (Charlottesville, VA) Internal Combustion Engine.

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2023 Toyota Prius Review – Better, But is That Good Enough?

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But is that good enough to lure in those who have long disdained the car as a wedge-shaped penalty box that existed only to lengthen the time between fill-ups? Toyota bumps the power by giving the hybrid a larger gas engine – it’s now 2.0-liters Toyota claims this brings 0-60 times up to 7 seconds for FWD cars and 7.2

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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

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New EA288 TDI engine. liter TDI Clean Diesel engine that is transversely mounted, driving the front wheels. The engine delivers 184 horsepower at 3500 rpm and maximum torque of 280 pound-feet is developed at 1750 rpm. The engine has a compression ratio of 15.8:1. The engine has a compression ratio of 15.8:1.

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