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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

The Truth About Cars

But then you’d be left with low-range electric with none of the trendy tech and some of the worst NVH issues imaginable. Creeping automotive pricing has resulted in regular people turning away from the new vehicle market as the economy worsens. The cost is becoming unaffordable for the middle classes." The average age of cars on U.S.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

As a reality check, current estimates for the number of ICE vehicles still on the road worldwide in 2050 range from a low of 1.25 According to Birol, “IEA analysis shows that about half the reductions to get to net zero emissions in 2050 will need to come from technologies that are not yet ready for market.”

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: Michael | Apr 13, 2009 5:03:10 PM Battery and technology in the EV1 could not have made it in the market. Sorry the market killed the EV1.

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