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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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million miles in real-world testing, ARB staff noted. Honda’s Clarity, with 350 bar compressed gas storage is achieving a 280-mile range, and the 2009 Toyota FCHV using 700 bar storage has a state range of 480 miles (on the 10-15 cycle). kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

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Yes, this car weighs about the same as a 2023 Honda Civic. By the way, this car now resides just a few miles from the site of the now-defunct Gates Rubber plant at which a teenaged Neal Cassady (Kerouac's inspiration for Dean Moriarty) toiled prior to becoming a Beat legend. The Lark VIII received this 259-cubic-inch (4.2-liter)

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