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Report: Suzuki to introduce Swift-based PHEV in 2013

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The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp. will begin selling a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as early as 2013. Average fuel consumption, calculated by combining fuel consumption during operation on electric power from grid charge and fuel consumption during hybrid operation after depletion of the battery pack is 37.6

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Daihatsu and Suzuki Readying More Fuel-Efficient Minicars to Compete with Hybrids

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the Toyota Group’s minicar specialist, and Suzuki Motor. comparable to that of hybrid cars. mpg US, 3.33 L/100 km], similar to hybrids sold by Toyota Motor. 660cc or less, run 20-25 km per liter (47-59 mpg US, 5-4 L/100 km), and are. Daihatsu Motor Co., that automatically shuts off when the vehicle is at a stop.

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Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid Gains Type Approval from Japanese Government; To Dealers in the Autumn for Testing

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Suzuki Motor Corporation’s newly developed Swift Plug-in Hybrid, unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2009 as a concept ( earlier post ), gained type approval from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on 12 May. mpg US, or 2.7 Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Japan Plug-ins. Swift PHEV.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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In order to win the United States MPG crown for the 1985 through 1987 model years (for 1988, the Sprint Metro replaced the Sprint ER), the Sprint ER had a taller final drive gear ratio and a stingier camshaft than the regular Sprint. liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower. The heart of the Sprint was a carbureted 1.0-liter

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Suzuki Hybrid Gets 100 MPG

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Suzuki has launched a hybrid gasoline/electric vehicle for sale on the Japanese market that travels an impressive 100 miles per gallon of gas!

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

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My only serious gripe was that they’re supposed to take premium gasoline, returning roughly 36 mpg. They’re more like roadgoing luxury snowmobiles or a hybrid between a convertible automobile and upscale street bike. That’s middling for a motorcycle. You’ll often see Can-Am three-wheelers customized to their owner’s exacting tastes.