Daily Archives: July 4, 2012

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Nissan LEAF backs into the record books

The LEAF set the record for speeding in reverse at the Goodwood Festival of Speed thanks to stunt driver Terry Grant. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

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Lotus Evora 414E series plug-in hybrid in testing; 1,000 N·m of torque

Lotus has begun testing of its Evora 414E plug-in series hybrid technology demonstrator. The Evora 414E is powered by two EVO Electric motor packs driving the rear wheels through an Xtrac transmission with a 17 kWh battery pack that can be charged by the Lotus range extender engine or directly from the grid. In normal driving, Evora …
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World’s First Hybrid Car Carrier Completed

advertising Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) announced the completion of the hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; President: Hideaki Omiya), Kobe shipyard. The Emerald Ace was built as world’s first newly built hybrid car carrier, and is equipped with …
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