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GM R&D Boss Hints At Tesla-Surpassing Batteries
Unlike Tesla Motors which has gone on record saying by 2016 it will offer a Nissan Leaf-beating, 200-mile-range electric car in the low $30,000-range, General Motors plays its hand much closer to its chest, but it would be inadvisable to think the giant is sleeping. On Wednesday this week at the annual conference of Canada’s
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May 2013 Dashboard
The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Hybrid sales from April to May increased more than overall sales, while diesel and electric sales narrowly trailed the increase in overall sales. Relative to
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2013 Leaf Sales Now Edging Out Volt YTD, Yet Trailing Tesla
While the Chevy Volt’s total volume since launch lets it remain the top-selling plug-in car in the U.S., the longstanding rivalry between it and Nissan’s Leaf saw a trading places for this calendar year with the Leaf yet believed to be trailing Tesla’s Model S year to date (YTD). Officially, YTD sales for the Leaf
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SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive Does The Nürburgring 7:56.234 Minutes
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive went around the Nürburgring Nordschleife (“north loop”) in a record time for an all-electric car of 7:56.234 minutes. This makes the electric AMG super sports car the first electrically-powered series production vehicle to master the legendary race track in under eight minutes. The record time of the SLS
Toyota Launches Production Of New Auris Touring Sports Hybrid
Toyota opened a new chapter in its European operations with the official start of production of the new Auris Touring Sports and Auris Touring Sports Hybrid. These Auris models are built at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s (TMUK) Burnaston car plant. Welcoming Toyota’s continued investment in British jobs and manufacturing, the Secretary of State for Transport Patrick
ALABC Ultrabattery Hybrid Surpasses 100,000 Miles Of Fleet Duty
Three years ago, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) was asked to demonstrate the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. In a project co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the consortium has proven just that with a Honda
New McLaren Web site Offers Hindsight On Hybrid P1 Creation
Yesterday marked the official launch of the new global brand Web site for McLaren Automotive, including insight on how the hybrid P1 and other performance cars were created. This digital initiative is aimed at offering unparalleled inside access to McLaren and introducing a new global audience to the British brand. The new site and exclusive
Mitsubishi Recalls i-MiEV and Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Over Battery Fault
Following a meltdown and minor fire incidents in Japan-market Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrids equipped with a certain supplier’s batteries used also in i-MiEVs, and a production halt in April, Mitsubishi is recalling affected cars, including a few in the U.S. The recall of around 4,000 vehicles was anticipated in April after the source of the
BMW’s i Lineup Wil Be Well Connected
BMW ConnectedDrive will now be, in the US, offered as standard throughout the BMW range for the 2014 model year. The technology will also include a range of features tailored specifically to BMW i. BMW Assist has been available since 2009 and is now included in nearly every BMW sold in the US. For the