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Porsche Declares 911 Hybrid Development Successful

The Truth About Cars

As you might imagine, news that a hybrid version was under consideration resulted in some mixed opinions. Porsche has definitely enjoyed some amount of success with hybrids. In 2013, the Porsche 918 Spyder proved to the world that hybridization could offer some staggering performance advantages.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

Green Car Congress

Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. The MyCarma application uses the phone’s GPS to capture an owner’s personal drive cycle.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. The group pointed to a B.C.G. — Goodbye 2.

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