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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

Clean Fleet Report

a gallon, so that’s cost equivalent of 57 mpg. It’s poor digital brain gets very confused and it thinks my Extended Range AWD (rated for 270 miles) will only go about 180. But the nav system doesn’t know this and thought that going about 170 miles with only 180-mile range wasn’t a very smart idea, so it planned the stop.

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EPA, DOT Propose New Fuel Economy Labels; Addressing GHG Emissions, Fuel Consumption and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

A sample of the second proposed label for an extended range electric vehicle. The second proposed label retains the current label’s focus on miles per gallon (MPG) and annual fuel costs, while updating the overall design and adding the required new comparison information on fuel economy and emissions. Click to enlarge.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Skip to Content Listen to the Joystiq Podcast (because your ears cant read) Autoblog AOL Autos Green Daily Gadling Engadget AutoblogGreen Autoblog Green Web Images Video News Local More → x Jobs Mapquest Movies Music Personals Shopping Travel Yellow Pages Send us a tip Contact us Advertise Corrections/Problems? and 49 mpg.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Skip to Content Budget travel destinations for 2009 Autoblog AOL Autos Green Daily Gadling Engadget AutoblogGreen Autoblog Green Web Images Video News Local More → x Jobs Mapquest Movies Music Personals Shopping Travel Yellow Pages Send us a tip Contact us Advertise Corrections/Problems? 1 day ago Goodbye, Routan?

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