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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod: Is removing the V8 as bad as giving the Mona Lisa a boob job and lip fillers?

EV Central

It’s a sad fact that even perfectly maintained 50- or 60-year-old petrol engines can be a bit fussy about things like cold starts or staying cool in traffic. But electromods I’ve reported on and tested do have benefits. For starters, owners tell me their inherent reliability means they use them more often. Some every day.

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