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Making a Plug
Chevy Volt gets prettied up, almost ready for testing |
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15 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:59 AM on 15 Aug 2008 The design phase of the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt is "essentially finished," General Motors declared Thursday. The new design is more aerodynamic than the concept Volt unveiled in Jan. 2007, allowing the car to travel solely on battery power for at least 40 miles, according to GM. The automaker hopes to have a few prototypes ready for testing within the next 10 days, and 50 available b ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news (all these topics) |
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Classy Consciousness
Honda to release unique-looking hybrid for conspicuous greens |
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28 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Classy Consciousness Honda to release unique-looking hybrid for conspicuous greens Honda plans to make its hybrid cars more visible by 2009 by redesigning their exterior to stand out from the rest of its models. One of the reasons Honda has been trailing hybrid-market leader Toyota by such a large margin, according to industry analysts, is the Toyota Prius' unique shape that helps the public id ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news (all these topics) |
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If I Could Escape
Ford, Southern California Edison partner to test plug-in hybrids |
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10 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| If I Could Escape Ford, Southern California Edison partner to test plug-in hybrids Two No. 2 businesses have unveiled a first-of-its-kind alliance: Ford Motor Co., the No. 2 automaker in the U.S., and Southern California Edison, the country's second-largest utility, will partner for "real-world" testing of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Starting late this year, F ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, innovation, news (all these topics) |
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But Kermit Said ...
Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles |
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14 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| But Kermit Said ... Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles An annual list of the world's greenest cars placed the top American car at an impressive, uh, No. 10, while Japanese cars took all of the top five spots. (But American cars dominated the Totally Un-Gay Testostero-Manly Mean Machine lis ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Japan, news, placemaking, Prius, United States (all these topics) |
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