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0Official: Via, Verizon reach agreement to test extended-range plug-in utility vehicles 1331554080
Via Motors, the extended-range plug-in hybrid utility vehicle maker that unveiled the VTrux at the Detroit Auto Show this January, has reached an agreement to provide Verizon Communications with a test fleet of vehicles. Via will provide Verizon with a pickup truck and cargo van for the testing ...
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Flashback: Bob Lutz says the "batteries always drive" the Volt 1286841000
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryThe big green car news today was that General Motors revealed that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt actually does have a direct mechanical connection between the gas engine and the wheels. For most everyone out there who's thinking about ... -
Report: Kia to offer extended range plug-in vehicle by 2012? 1286805060
2011 Kia Optima – Click above for high-res image galleryBenny Oeyen, Kia's marketing and product planning boss, told What Car? that range-extending "is a fantastic thing" and confirmed that Kia (and perhaps even sister-company Hyundai), will consider bolstering its model lineup with the ... -
Opel to debut extended range Vivaro eConcept [w/video] 1285178400
Opel Vivaro e-Concept -– Click above for high-res image galleryFollowing in the footsteps of the Chevrolet Volt, Opel has introduced the Vivaro eConcept, a range-extended electric vehicle aimed at the commercial market. Obviously, the Vivora eConcept and the Volt share little in common on ... -
Autocar says range-extenders are the future. Do you agree? 1283212620
BMW Megacity – Click above for high-res imageAutocar associate editor Hilton Holloway recently attended a two-day technical briefing on BMW's Megacity Vehicle project and, while he admits that the pure electric Megacity is fascinating in its own right, it's the possibility of BMW ... -
AVL introduces its own Wankel rotary EV range-extender 1279314120
It's starting to look more and more likely that the Wankel rotary engine could have a future as an electric vehicle range extender. Felix Wankel's original concept was once seen as having great potential because of its high power density compared to piston engines. Unfortunately, the ...
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Vauxhall executives to drive Ampera 170 miles from Luton to Ellesmere Port, UK *UPDATE 1276627740
Vauxhall Ampera prototype – Click above for high-res image galleryBritish drivers won't be able to get their hands on the Vauxhall Ampera until 2012, but a pre-production example will be traversing England on June 22. Severall Vauxhall officials will be piloting the extended range electric ... -
FEV shows off RE-EV Fiat 500 with Wankel in Vienna 1273687860
At last week's Vienna Motor Symposium, FEV was on hand showing off its LiiOn-drive Fiat 500 for ride and drives. We first saw this range extended electric vehicle last year at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. What sets this particular RE-EV apart, is the range ...
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Geneva Preview: Audi A1 e-tron extended range EV with Wankel rotary 1267464960
2011 Audi A1 – Click above for high-res image galleryAudi still hasn't released any photos of its new electric A1 concept but it has revealed some details of the car. Unlike the two previous e-tron sports car concepts that were both pure battery electric models, this one is a range ... -
Top Gear lads build the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust, an ER-EV to answer the Chevy Volt 1258987980
Many electric vehicle fans out there are constantly complaining about how long it is taking automakers to bring plug-in vehicles to market. We've had commenters here on this site claiming that they should be able to bring EVs to the street in six months. Apparently even six months is too long for ...
