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The Lightyear Solar Vehicle: Reinvents Its Strategy To Attract The Crowd

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Dutch automotive startup Lightyear made headlines again in a couple of dramatic events earlier this year. This stylish solar electric vehicle will have an impressive range of roughly 500 miles between charges. But the initiative is now in your hands if you’re eager to own the first (relatively) inexpensive car of the future.

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Nissan introduces the e-NV2000 electric van

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The drivetrain has been re-engineered in a number of significant areas to suit its new role, while changes have been made to the vehicle shell to ensure there has been no compromise to cargo space. When sales start in June, e-NV200 will be available as a van or as a five-seat people carrier in Combi or more luxurious Evalia guises.

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New Ford Mondeo to offer new high-power diesel, 1L EcoBoost, hybrid model, pedestrian detection technology

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The all-new Mondeo Hybrid will be the first Ford Hybrid Electric Vehicle to be manufactured in Europe alongside the gasoline- and diesel-engine Mondeo range at Ford’s facility in Valencia, Spain. liter gasoline engine combined with two electric motors—one to drive the wheels and another to supply regenerative charging—and a 1.4

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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The Tesla Roadster can go 244 miles on a charge, but recharging it takes hours. Rate this comment: ( Reply ) Re: Half a Volt kstauff on 04/16/2009 at 2:27 PM Posts: 18 Avg Rating: Its certainly a lot better looking than the Volt and in any case has much better over all performance. The Karma can be refueled quickly.)