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MG Motor India plans new mid-size ICE platform, to double capacity | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The premium mid-size SUVs that helped MG Motor India establish its brand in the country is again part of the its focus for the company’s next big phase of growth and expansion. This new model onslaughs is part of the Rs 5000 crore investment plan that MG Motor had conceived in May 2023 as part of Indianising its local venture.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Urban planning as part of the solution. In perhaps the most sobering statistic shared at the 2009 SAE conference, Prof Thrun’s investigations have led him to believe that 1-1.2 More Americans live in cities than outside of cities. million are injured.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Enter your answer Answer More questions: Horatio Mitchell asks… Q: who are the top auto part maker in japan? Tags: evdriven. Manage Email preferences Companies within this Article General Motors Corp.( GM ) 1.86 -0.08 Robert Southall asks… Q: I am interested in a used car that will carry 4 adults and golf clubs.

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Yeah, I Got Your Chevy Volt, Right Here. Day 2 @ Plug-In 2009

Creative Greenius

Here’s what the brainiacs at General Motors sent the premier EV car conference on the West Coast. But what did surprise this reporter was the absence of Honda, Toyota, BYD, and a lot of the other players listed on the Plug-In America car tracker. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV, only here because SCE is testing it.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Its part of a strategy to cover a variety of market needs with electric vehicles built around a common, flexible battery technology. They will also compete against new hybrids from Ford, Toyota ( TM ) and Honda ( HMC ), which are entering the market now. Tags: evdriven. They will also differ greatly in terms of vehicle type.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently."

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. Unless/until PV cells become more efficient, and are part of the original installation, they will seriously affect the cars aerodynamics and will be far less durable than metal.

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