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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Active Noise Control technologies are part of a steady stream of ground-breaking innovations that Lotus has brought to the automotive industry and we are committed to pursuing further developments in vehicle refinement and environmentally friendly transport solutions." You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thankfully, since parts of the powertrain in the Circuit are also used in other Chrysler ENVI vehicles - like the all-electric USPS minivan that was unveiled earlier today - work that is done on one model can be applied to others. An (expected) high price tag. Are the parts from either FCVs or EVs recyclable? Small size.

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Electric Cars and The Volt by Seth Leitman

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you charge up the Toyota Prius PHEV you would get 200 miles per gallon and 40 mile EV range; the same as the Volt. I kind of wonder that too since a PHEV should allow for an all electric range, then kick into a hybrid to get more energy savings for your buck. The Electric Part of The Volt Is What People Want!

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. In 2008, the Foundation gave approximately $21 million in charitable donations. 1 day ago Goodbye, Routan?

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

the same way nearly EVERY propane tank fits nearly EVERY gas grill, something like that could be plausible if enough companies were in on it ↓ ↑ report 11 Tohe 6:34AM (4/10/2009) Another option is for battery swap stations to work as vending machines offering battery packs from companies that take part in the program.