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Honda begins deliveries of 2013 Fit EV; first unit to City of Torrance

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Equipped with a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery and 92 kW coaxial electric motor, the Fit EV battery can be fully recharged in as little as 3 hours when connected to a 240-volt circuit. As part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, Honda will test the Fit EV with Google Inc.

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

I couldn’t think of a use case where needing to be in the driver’s seat with the key on your person would inconvenience you except for a scenario where a driver runs into a store and leaves passengers to play with the radio. To be fair, Android phone users may find the Google-based system a bit quicker to learn than iPhone users.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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announced its second Electric Vehicle Testing Program, this one with Saitama Prefecture for its next-generation personal mobility products, including electric vehicles (EVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); electric scooters; and electric carts. The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co.,

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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When the Fit EV production model is introduced, it will be powered by a lithium-ion battery and coaxial electric motor. In all-electric mode, the vehicle uses a 6 kWh lithium-ion battery and a 120 kW electric motor. and Google, Inc. The plug-in hybrid also uses regenerative braking to charge the battery.

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Honda Introducing BEV and PHEV to US and Japan in 2012; Demonstration Programs in US Begin This Year

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Ito also announced application of a lithium-ion battery to be supplied by Blue Energy, a joint venture company between GS Yuasa and Honda, in the next-generation Civic Hybrid in 2011. BEV and PHEV demonstration programs will begin later this year in the US. and the City of Torrance, Calif. Plug-in hybrid.

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First drive in the Maserati Grecale Folgore SUV: Italian luxury is going all-electric and we love it

Baua Electric

The Grecale Folgore is the first model to sit atop Maserati’s all-electric Giorgio platform, consisting of 33 modules housing lithium-ion cells. I can’t speak to the nav system because Maserati had us use Google Maps from a phone. Alright, let’s start with the specs before I share my thoughts. I didn’t see them at first.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

The person did not give a specific time frame, although IPOs typically take several months. Tesla’s IPO would follow the successful debut of lithium ion battery maker A123 Systems, whose shares rallied 50 percent on their first day of trading on September 25. in the latter half of 2008 virtually shut down the IPO market.

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