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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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It is also unclear if it would stick with BEVs or also offer hybrids, which Leapmotor also builds and sells in China. They have been hit in recent years by the downturn in Jeep sales and the loss of the poor performing Chrysler and Dodge brands. Leapmotor International future product plan.

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Are Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru Doing the Right Thing By Snubbing EVs?

The Truth About Cars

According to Automotive News , the conference lasted roughly three hours and included numerous prototype vehicles and engine designs. liter engines that can work with hybrid setups and burn a range of carbon neutral fuels. From Automotive News : But the presentation, led by Toyota, left plenty of questions unanswered. liter and 2.0-liter

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FEV, Inc. Develops 40kW Range Extender Unit

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a developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, has coupled an FEV-developed Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) with a 3-cylinder engine for use as a range extender in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. FEV will also be exhibiting at the conference. FEV, Inc., Gary Rogers, FEV, Inc. —Gary Rogers. In April 2009, FEV, Inc.

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UMTRI team investigating “instantaneous crowdsourcing” to speed adoption of autonomous vehicles

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Instantaneous crowdsourcing differs from earlier efforts at remote human backup in that it can provide human responses in just a few milliseconds—potentially fast enough to help dodge a swerving vehicle or maneuver around a piece of roadway debris. It utilizes connected vehicle technology and a remotely located control center.

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FEV, Inc. Partnering with EIG on Li-Ion Pack Development for Range-Extended Electric Vehicle Project

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The battery pack is expected to be demonstrated in a ReEV concept Dodge Caliber that was shown by FEV at the 2009 SAE World Congress. FEV will design, implement, test and integrate the battery pack at its North American Technical Center, utilizing its experience in the development of hybrid and electric vehicle applications.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

I t wasn't that long ago that I remember a Chrysler ad that bragged about how its new Charger, with the big V 8, was a hybrid. The Korean automaker's promised to put a hybrid subcompact, a hybrid mid-size and a plug-in competitor to the Chevrolet Volt on the road within five years. it burned gas and rubber.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.