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Perfect is often the enemy of good in the plug-in world
Op-Ed: Perfect Is Often The Enemy Of Good In The Plug-In World
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Automotive Fuel Economy on the Rebound
Source: Automotive Fuel Economy on the Rebound | TheDetroitBureau.com
With the marketshare of truck and utility vehicles fast approaching 60% and gasoline prices at their lowest level in a decade, the fuel economy of the vehicles American drive is still improving, according to a new survey by the University of Michigan.CAFE strikes again. All these schemes to tax EVs and hybrids ignores the obvious that all vehicles, including pickups and SUVs are more efficient. The days of current gas tax rates funding roads is over.
The average fuel economy or window-sticker value of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in May 2016 was 25.4 mpg—up 0.2 mpg from the value for April 2016, . . .
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May 2016 Dashboard Summary
Another excellent report from Jeff Cobb: May 2016 Dashboard
Model 16_05 16_04 16_03 16_02 1 Prius Liftback 9389 8923 8130 7169 2 Ram Pickup Diesel 4493 4382 4729 4153 3 RAV4 4185 3807 3073 2462 4 Sonata 2513 1788 1884 1588 5 Camry Hybrid 2055 1975 1746 1599 6 Model X 2000 1500 1500 500 7 Prius c 1909 1676 2607 2263 8 Volt 1901 1983 1865 1126 9 Fusion Hybrid 1716 2035 2057 1764 10 Model S 1500 1700 3000 1900 11 Fusion Energi 1453 1331 1238 932 12 C-Max Hybrid 1327 1621 1092 880 13 Prius v (lowercase v) 1215 1322 1331 1112 14 Leaf 979 787 1246 930 15 MKZ 805 613 608 585 16 CT200h 797 577 972 762 17 ES Hybrid 735 700 894 633 18 RX 400 / 450 h 719 899 886 752 19 i3* 696 814 332 248 20 Avalon Hybrid 660 715 776 590 21 Colorado Diesel 593 731 578 403 22 Optima Hybrid 570 483 436 386 23 C-Max Energi 538 607 610 490 24 X5 500 655 313 345 25 Highlander Hybrid 473 442 492 396 26 Spark 394 419 252 216 27 500e 388 372 373 195 28 Grand Cherokee Diesel 377 360 370 308 29 A3 Plug... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #187 Tesla Model X Owner Interview - What Drives Us
This week we are very proud to have Tesla Model X owner, Dr. Tamara Fusco with us for the first half of the show and we discuss her experience ordering and owning the Tesla Model X. Then Evan, Mark, Tony and Russell cover the week's events including... Ford Fusion Energi has very familiar specs GM to incorporate start/stop technology fleetwide by 2020 London (UK) black cabs going electric Huge thanks again to Dr. Tamara Fusco for her time and her willingness to talk about her new Tesla.
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Planting a new crop of plug-ins
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That's Dave Zuchowski, CEO of Hyundai Motor America.
Between Hyundai and the Germans, Toyota is a tad behind on PHEV technology. Odd considering they're the pioneer of the modern hybrid technology. But I suppose the one thing in Toyota's... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #186 Musical Chairs - What Drives Us
California adjusts some incentives, when the music stops, who will be left standing? Mitsubishi confirms 100k outlander PHEV sales Exodus at Tesla or just growing up? Saving pedestrian lives via old school technology Is the EPA rating now a guarantee? Another story of interest with the outlander, 20,000 Bees chase the Mitsubishi for 2 days! New Colorado green car instant rebate
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Worldwide Sales of Toyota Hybrids Surpass 9 Million Units
Toyota City, Japan, May 20, 2016
―Toyota Motor Corporation is proud to announce that the cumulative figures for global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014 million units as of April 30, surpassing the 9 million unit mark1. This latest million-unit milestone was achieved in just nine months.
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Dashboard April 2016
Jeff Cobb's excellent source: April 2016 Dashboard
Model 16_04 16_03 16_02 16_01 1 Prius Liftback 8923 8130 7169 6333 2 Ram Pickup Diesel 4382 4729 4153 3193 3 RAV4 3807 3073 2462 1973 4 Fusion Hybrid 2035 2057 1764 1373 5 Volt 1983 1865 1126 996 6 Camry Hybrid 1975 1746 1599 1256 7 Sonata 1788 1884 1588 964 8 Model S 1700 3000 1900 1300 9 Prius c 1676 2607 2263 1763 10 C-Max Hybrid 1621 1092 880 637 11 Model X 1500 1500 500 400 12 Fusion Energi 1331 1238 932 581 13 Prius v (lowercase v) 1322 1331 1112 1205 14 RX 400 / 450 h 899 886 752 790 15 i3* 814 332 248 182 16 Leaf 787 1246 930 755 17 Colorado Diesel 731 578 403 108 18 Avalon Hybrid 715 776 590 583 19 ES Hybrid 700 894 633 622 20 X5 655 313 345 181 21 MKZ 613 608 585 491 22 C-Max Energi 607 610 490 350 23 CT200h 577 972 762 622 24 Optima Hybrid 483 436 386 469 25 Highlander Hybrid 442 492 396 375 26 Spark 419 252 216 139 27 500e 372 373 195 217 28 Grand Cherokee Diesel 360 370 308 263 29 e-Golf 326 86 198 328 30 A3 Plug... -
Grading CAFE
Source: Grading CAFE (Show #2017) on Autoline This Week
The CAFE standards are going through a two-year review, ending in April 2018, to determine how well technology and manufacturing are on track to meet the future standards. Expect to see some hard advocacy articles by pro and anti advocacy groups. Regardless, this podcast video provides an introduction.
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Cadillac ELR
Source: R.I.P. Cadillac ELR: what went wrong with luxury electric coupe?
After a long and tortured development process and a short life, GM has quietly euthanized its Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe.
The derivative of the first-generation Chevrolet Volt was intended to sell at a higher price, to help recoup some of the development costs of the Voltec plug-in hybrid technology.
But the small two-door coupe, while striking, launched in 2013 carrying a price of $75,000—and massive sticker shock doomed its chances.
The "$75,000" attracted my attention because I'm buying a BMW i3-REx that originally sold for about $52,000. Used, I'm getting it for $30,000 a year and a half later, an astonishing depreciation. But I don't want to see new BMW i3-REx following the path of the Cadillac ELR. Extreme depreciations follow 'orphan'... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #185 Twilight of the Unicorn Car - What Drives Us
Why Tesla scares German car makers so much This week's Faraday Future joke, and we make fun of The Verge as well Uber versus Apple is the coming battle Bad internet memes that need to go away Feds change rules making streets better - Second part Fuel Cell makers suddenly see wisdom in plug-ins
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riversimple
If you miss the original Honda Insight, here is your answer:
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Source: The technology behind the riversimple hydrogen fuel cell car
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- 11 hp fuel cell
- super capacitors
- carbon-fiber body
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Automakers Should Market Electric Cars As Fun-To-Drive, Quiet, Responsive
Automakers Should Market Electric Cars As Fun-To-Drive, Quiet, Responsive
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Volvo's new 40 series small car concepts
Volvo's new 40 series small car concepts look phenomenal | The Verge
"The first car from the new 40 series is expected to go into production next year, with pure-electric and plug-in hybrid variants to come as well."
Who needs Tesla, when you can have this -
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or this:
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