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Two Audi A3 TDIs “Drive the Future” by Ludovic Pronko |
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11.2.2010 Filled with synthetic RenDiesel fuel, two Audi A3 TDI models recently finished the 1000-mile “Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future” tour across California. (more) |
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Infiniti Hybrid to Debut in LA by Tom Adams |
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9.1.2010 Infiniti has announced that it will reveal the 2012 M Hybrid at the LA Auto Show on November 18. (more) |
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Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid Approved for Production by Tom Adams |
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8.5.2010 The Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid car has been approved for production by the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. According to Porsche, the move reflects an overwhelming positive response from the public and customers to the Concept Study – an ultra-high-performance mid-engined sports car with plug-in hybrid technology. (more) |
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Porsche Commits to All-Electric High Performance Cars by Ludovic Pronko |
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8.5.2010 With the announcement that the plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder will see the light of production, Porsche announced that it is committed to the development of pure-electric sports cars. (more) |
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Zero Motorcycles Gets $1.8 Million for Powertrain Development by Tom Adams |
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8.4.2010 The California Energy Commission has awarded Zero Motorcycles a \$900,000 grant to begin development of a new advanced compact electric powertrain project. Additional matching funds from the city of Santa Cruz and other contributors increases the amount to more than \$1,840,000. (more) |
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BMW Promises its Electric Megacity Will Retain Driving Goodness by Brad Nevin |
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8.4.2010 When it goes on-sale in 2013, BMW says that its all-electric Megacity Vehicle (MCV) will retain the hallmark driving characters that make a BMW a BMW. (more) |
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Chevrolet Announces Volt Pricing, Begins Taking Orders by Sara Johns |
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7.27.2010
The Chevrolet Volt will have an MSRP of \$41,000 when it goes on sale later this year. Tax credits for purchasing the car range from \$0 to \$7,500, which could lower the price to \$33,500. (more) |
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Honda to Sell Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in the U.S. by 2012 by Brad Nevin |
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| 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid |
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7.20.2010 Honda announced today that it will introduce new advanced environmental technology vehicles in the U.S. in 2012. The products will include a battery-electric commuter vehicle and a new plug-in hybrid system for mid-size to large vehicles. (more) |
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Tesla Reveals Roadster 2.5 by Brad Nevin |
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7.1.2010 Keeping in line with its Silicon Valley computer software heritage, Tesla’s newest electric sports car is named like a new version of software: the Roadster 2.5. (more) |
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SAE Introduces New Method to Test Hybrid Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy by Brad Nevin |
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| 2010 Toyota Prius |
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6.30.2010 Michael Duoba, an automotive engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, says that the process the EPA was using to measure fuel economy of hybrid vehicles had to be changed. (more) |