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GM expands Maven carsharing to Denver, LA and San Francisco

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Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is expanding to the western United States, adding the Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco markets. More than 13,000 members have joined Maven and have traveled 28 million miles. The average Maven City trip is 100 miles, and more than 12 hours.

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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and Canada: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; Jersey City, New Jersey; Nashville, Tennessee; New York City; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Maven members have traveled more than 80 million miles. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Proud of its roots

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The Denver EAA chapter is still dedicated to its core mission nearly 50 years after its founding. Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. I ordered a controller from a company in California, which used a single power Darlington transistor, and 4 deep cycle 12-volt batteries.”

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Xcel Energy and Customer Coalition To Be Among First Users of Electric Transit Connect

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The company is finalizing agreements with others eligible to participate, including the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County in Minnesota and the city of Denver in Colorado. The city of Saint Paul, Minn., is expected to receive the first pre-production Ford Transit Connect Electric in late 2010.

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Audi announces A3 e-tron battery electric vehicle pilot program in US

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The A3 e-tron BEV pilot program will run in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Denver markets throughout the year and provide actionable feedback and telematics data to Audi engineering teams in the US and Germany. kWh of usable energy at 380 volts and weighs 300 kilograms (661 lb). It stores 26.5

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Based on our half-day of driving the new Tiguan in the foothills of Denver, the automaker has succeeded on the quality front. The 2018 Tiguan’s six-year/72,000-mile New Vehicle Limited Warranty includes coverage of powertrain components—including the engine, transmission and optional 4Motion all-wheel-drive system.

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