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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

Green Car Congress

Honda Motor Co. President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The all-new plug-in hybrid platform showcases Honda’s next-generation, two-motor hybrid technology set to debut in 2012.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Volkswagen Taos

Clean Fleet Report

The LED lighting and chromed exhaust ports give the whole package an upscale look that makes the price tag look like a bargain. The rear head and leg room easily could comfortably accommodate a six-foot plus person. And this doesn’t address the segment leaders, the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. Interior Design.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

” [Note: In the first quarter of this year takes rates have been averaging around 8-12% for the Camry, Civic and Escape hybrid versions.]. Edwards believes that while consumers move up the tree into areas like freedom and esteem they always maintain a strong connection to the security foundation. Not exactly a value proposition.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Their Rechargeit.org campaign really makes the connections between renewable power and plug-in cars. The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123.

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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., For example, President Obama has issued the United States the challenge of having one million plug-in hybrids on the road by the end of 2015—a goal which many keynote speakers supported but also identified significant barriers to achieving. CAFE (L/100km) (cars / trucks).

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And personally I like better simple solutions. Reply Neutral Haikibutsu @ Apr 19th 2009 4:31PM It would be better if there was a 7 point or more: 3 for power and ground, and 4 for a USB-like connection to tell you things like car status, power, etc. Merely connecting the cable has to do the work. Not the wisest thing to do.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric.

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