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A Battered Honda Civic Si Grows Into a Formidable Type R

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The engine came out to make room for serious upgrades, including a Kraftwerk supercharger, Exedy Stage 2 clutch and custom oiling solutions from Unit 2 Fabrication. Supporting mods like a K-Tuned dipstick, fuel system and hardened rubber engine mounts were added to handle the power. The result? What do you think of our Type R clone?

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking? 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). More data needs to be gathered before we truly understand whether the lack of a running engine makes a difference in pedestrian safety.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly. Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Im certain that they have customers that make 240 KW look like a 9v battery. gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9