Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Hymotion www.hymotion.com Concord, Ontario, Canada retrofits the Toyota Prius.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Exclusive rights are granted to Harman Becker to manufacture the latest technology solutions for the worldwide vehicle OEM market. The result of the Lotus and Harman International technology collaboration will be to generate Active Noise Control system solutions available to vehicle manufacturers in all worldwide markets.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

This has nothing to do with real economics and more to do with marketing, which is the black art of herding people into paying more for less. Merc wants the electric smart to perform badly, to have a short range and little power, so that it dosent eat up other products in the lineup. For this to happen there has to be a detuning process.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The head of Chryslers ENVI division, Lou Rhodes, told AutoblogGreen this morning that Chrysler is marketing this battery-only version of the van to commercial fleet customers who typically have shorter range requirements. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers. Postal Service for mail delivery. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

For now, the Circuit has all sorts of EV appeal, but itll be up to groups that Chrysler cant control - the Presidential auto task force, the higher-end customer market, etc. - This one fact is arguably more important than how the car acts on the road. to decide if we ever get to see these promises fulfilled. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles. and your Honda/Sony car will be perfectly happy with any Durcell/Energizer pack just like AA calls in your flashlight. I would prefer to recharge at home, and could do so. Follow us on Twitter!

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