Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

How does the Energizer EGC2 battery compare to the Trojan T-105? Hi, James - It depends on what you value. I asked around a little bit, and the consensus

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JANUARY 30, 2010

What is the horse power of these AC motors in comparison to a gas engine in relation to size? Example, to have an electric motor replace a 5.7L engine

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Hybrid SUV Blog

JUNE 10, 2009

There comes a time during the research process when you’ve narrowed your options to two or three hybrid vehicles and you simply want to see them in a side-by-side comparison. You can also create a comparison between vehicles built in differing years.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2019

Which self-driving system didn't rank well in the latest study? What car has given us range anxiety at least once? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 22, 2019. This week ended with lots of announcements from automakers planning to amp up their investments in electric. General Motors GM The Week In Reverse Tesla Autopilot

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

By comparison, my 2013 Tesla Model S with an 85-kilowatt-hour battery is rated at only 89 MPGe. The EPA has dubbed the all-electric 2014 BMW i3 the most efficient production car sold in the U.S., with an impressive 125 MPGe rating--the best of any electric vehicle. That''s a hefty 39-percent efficiency advantage for the i3, at least on paper. DON''T

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2014

Oh, to have the resources available to Car and Driver, which published in its March issue a lengthy comparison test among six battery-electric cars. They are the Chevrolet Spark EV, Fiat 500e, Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Nissan Leaf, and Smart Electric Drive Cabrio. MORE: Electric Cars'' Secret Advantage: They''re Just Nicer To Drive The tone

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 3, 2014

This summer, buyers will have the option of two electric cars that on the surface, offer very similar attributes. Both are from Germany, for a start. Each has a very similar price tag. Each offers four doors and a liftback-style luggage area. Those cars are the 2014 BMW i3 and the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. And since we''ve driven

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2015

The “Fuel Duel” fuel-consumption comparison test of Mercedes-Benz Trucks takes place in 22 countries in Europe, with 90 Actros trucks are on the road—predominantly tractor units of models 1842 LS and 1845 LS with Euro VI emission control technology. The first fuel-consumption comparison test got under way in the Netherlands about two and half years ago. Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks have won more than 90% of 1000 Fuel Duels in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

WorldAutoSteel, along with the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, has introduced a new tool that enables vehicle designers to quickly and accurately evaluate material selection tradeoffs, including mass, cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, for automotive applications.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2012

It's no surprise that crossovers are having such a surge in popularity right now. By offering the sort of chunky styling and high driving position that draws people to SUVs, with gas mileage and driving characteristics more in common with regular compact cars, they offer the best of both worlds for many drivers. The two making all the headlines at

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Even with solid increases, other electric-car sales paled in comparison with numbers from Tesla in September and for the third quarter of 2018. By comparison, Tesla announced it sold 55,843. The next highest sellers, were the Chevrolet Bolt EV, with 3,949 sales from July to September, and the Nissan Leaf just behind with 3,767 for the quarter. sales

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2019

In independent comparisons, though, other autonomous driving systems keep coming out ahead. Tesla, its owners and fans, and its CEO Elon Musk crow a lot about the capabilities of its Autopilot self-driving system. The latest is from Navigant Research, an automotive consulting firm, and the results aren't rosy for Tesla's Autopilot. It rated second. self-driving cars Tesla Autopilot

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

It seems you can’t escape talking about the new Volkswagen Up GTI without comparisons being made with the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1

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DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 5, 2008

BIts of interest from this video include the Curtis and Kelly controller size comparison as well as a fantastic 2 minute video showing Gav's conversion in totality from start to finish. Gav's EV Conversion - Living with an EV - IV from Gav on Vimeo.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JUNE 9, 2008

Ian suggested we get some baseline numbers like 0-60 time and curb weight before we start so that we can do an accurate comparison. My colleague Ian and I picked up the '92 Civic today. It rattles a bit, but overall is in good condition.

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DIY Electric Car

MAY 23, 2008

I've decided to try and work out the cost comparisons for a Lithium pack vs a Lead pack for a set range and a set number of years. I’ll be using Australian prices since I’ve already researched them, but the comparison is probably close in other countries too. Is Lead Acid actually cheaper or does is just seem that way up front? This article aims to find that out.

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

This was mild in comparison to the prior two recessions however there was still high unemployment and raising interest rates. The True Cause of Recessions: OIL. By Douglas A. Stansfield. Recently I had the opportunity to speak at the annual Pennsylvania Energy Festival ( [link] ) back in September of this year. I was asked to speak about the economic impact of our oil dependency and so I began researching this topic to see if I could draw some insightful conclusions.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2018

For comparison. Now that it has finally delivered the first retail example of its I-Pace, Jaguar has released official range and MPGe estimates for this new luxurious electric crossover. As we reported on Monday, the I-Pace is rated at 234 miles of range, a little short of the 240 that Jaguar indicated it was aiming for in earlier press drives. Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Electric cars pale in comparison to gasoline or diesel-powered cars when it comes to the time presently required to add energy for more driving distance. Although automakers have begun to curb "range anxiety" with longer-distance electric cars, battery charging times on lengthy road trips remain a hurdle for many buyers. The fastest "quick. Batteries battery pack plug-in cars charging Fast Charging

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

That was followed by analogous comparisons for the sales at motor vehicle dealers. The main findings are as follows: In comparison with February, the drop in the total sales excluding those at motor vehicle dealers was greatest in April (a reduction of 18.3%). In comparison with February, the drop in the sales at motor vehicle dealers was also greatest in April, but it was more substantial (a reduction of 36.6%). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2018

The sum pales in comparison to the billions Volkswagen has paid in the U.S., The fallout from a global emissions cheating scandal keeps falling. This week, German authorities fined Volkswagen AG nearly $1.2 billion for selling more than 10 million cars with emissions-cheating software. which has totaled more than $24 billion so far, but is one of. VW Group

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JUNE 25, 2009

Here's a comparison of the FET's I'm using. After two days of running perfectly, I found yesterday morning that the amps were down and the FET had blown again. This really stumped me because I thought I had done everything to keep it cool and out of the switching region.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 18, 2008

The proper comparison between vehicle types is the “wells-to-wheels” basis, where the pollution from extracting the raw materials, shipping, transformation (e.g. O ften when I talk about Plug-Ins , I say that PHEV's are a perfect embodiment of the 80-20 rule.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Comparison of baseline and dDSF CO 2 and NO x on HD FTP cycle and LLC. Tula Technology is presenting its diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) technology ( earlier post ) at the 4 th Future Diesel Powertrain Summit China 2020 on 24-25 September 2020 in Shanghai, China.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JUNE 15, 2008

I consider this a good baseline for comparison with the final electric vehicle. My friend Jonathan was in town this weekend, so we took some time on a traffic free Sunday morning to get some 0-60 times from the original Civic. The first run took 12.70 seconds, but we agreed that I wasn't pushing the car much. The second run was goofed by slow traffic. The third was fairly indicative at 10.33 seconds.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2012

To make the comparisons easier and more accurate, the FuelEconomy.gov site has launched a new comparison tool that provides a "Years to Payback" number based on the manufacturer's quoted base prices and the EPA Hybrid vehicles cost more upfront than comparable gasoline models, but get better fuel economy. So will you save money in the long run?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The Prius comparisons came regularly during a day of presentations yesterday, and then again this morning during a one-hour test drive of the new The 2016 Toyota Mirai is getting a major launch just before this week''s Los Angeles Auto Show. It''s clear Toyota considers this a vehicle every bit as seminal as its very first Prius hybrid of 1997.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

RELATED: Ford Fusion Vs Hyundai Sonata: Mid-Size Sedan Gas Mileage Comparison According to Hybrids and other green cars often come with a higher purchase price, meaning their improved efficiency may be offset by a higher cost of ownership. But that''s not always the case. Sometimes, hybrids actually cost less to own than comparable gasoline models.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Today we''ve got a study that--despite headlines to the contrary--doesn''t say "electric cars aren''t green," a comparison of diesel and gasoline-car ownership costs, and video of a Tesla Model S P85D trouncing a Ferrari in a drag race. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Imagine electric-car charging stations every 25 miles. France could have

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 16, 2013

All other human rights abuses will pale in comparison to willingly failing to respond. When I was a child, Wednesday was Incinerator Day, the day they burned the garbage we all threw down the garbage chute in the six story brick apartment building my family lived in (which was one of a dozen six story brick apartment buildings that were all part of the same Brooklyn complex we called home.).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Maybe it''s increased consumer interest, or maybe the fact that there are now enough widely-available models to warrant comparisons, but electric cars are starting to show up more in the pages of enthusiast "buff books." It''s taken awhile, but electric cars are finally getting some serious attention from the mainstream automotive press.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Today, we have a video review of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car, a look at Tesla Model S sales in comparison to other luxury sedans, and news that the Mercedes-Benz C300d diesel luxury sedan won't come to the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Learn all about the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV with our video review of the 238-mile. Today in Car News

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 7, 2009

It has been suggested before that it just might be more efficient to turn crops into electricity than biofuel, and here's a study that proves that to be the case.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2014

Friday, we published a comprehensive driving comparison of the two main range-extended electric cars on the U.S. Why is Honda''s Accord Hybrid still in such short supply? And how much do we really know about GM''s mythical 200-mile electric car? This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, August 22, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. market: the

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2018

The car debuted in 2011 as the M37 Hybrid, but sales of the hybrid version always paled in comparison to the gas V-6 and V-8 versions of the big luxury sedan. The Infiniti Q70 Hybrid won't make it to 2019, the automaker announced last week. Infiniti dropped the full-size, electrified luxury sedan from the lineup after 2018. Although it was renamed

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2019

By comparison: Germany currently has merely 20,650 public and semi-public charging points across the country, according to the Bundesverbandes der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW - the German association of energy and water industries).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 16, 2018

While plug-in electric cars are steadily growing in sales, they still pale in comparison to the hundreds of thousands of compact crossover utility vehicles sold each year by virtually every major carmaker. In 2017, Toyota's most popular vehicle became the RAV4 small SUV, supplanting the Camry mid-size sedan that had occupied that slot for two. Fuel Economy

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2017

It proudly flaunts its eco-friendly credentials, yet its factory-rated 25 miles of electric range simply pales in comparison to the 53 miles advertised by the Chevrolet Volt. The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is an automotive enigma. I hopped into a Titanium Glow (think beige) 2017 Prius Prime for a three-day visit to Dallas for the State Fair of Texas. toyota prius prime

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Today''s news is all about comparisons. Find a zero-emission bike with our 2015 electric motorcycle buyer''s guide, see how the BMW i3 stacks up against other electric cars, and find out which states have the most efficient cars and homes. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The BMW i3 faces two other electric cars from Germany--the

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Which new electric car is generating comparisons to the hated HUMMER? And, what eagerly awaited new green car has had dribs and drabs of information trickling out for weeks now? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, October 16, 2015. Friday, we boiled down Tesla's. The Week In Reverse

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2014

Electric-car makers don''t normally draw comparisons with dystopian autocracies. But as five states compete to host Tesla Motors'' massive battery "Gigafactory," some are comparing the contest with a certain fictional "sporting" event. Welcome to the "Tesla Hunger Games," complete with its own logo and Twitter hashtag. DON''T MISS: Tesla''s

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Our recap of plug-in electric car sales for May, a quick drive in the 2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop, and a comparison of luxury electric cars from BMW and Mercedes-Benz. All this and more on Green Car Reports. More data confirms that electric-car drivers really love their cars. Again. Natural gas could clean up long-haul

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

we''ve got a brief drive of the Volkswagen Passat HyMotion hydrogen fuel-cell prototype, a comparison of pickup truck fuel-economy ratings, and details on upgrades to Tesla''s California factory. As we head into a holiday weekend here in the U.S., All this and more on Green Car Reports. Corporately-aligned carmakers Nissan and Renault together pass

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