Daily Archives: July 22, 2012

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Jul 22, 2012
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Ford, GM, Toyota, Nissan following different paths to electric car nirvana

If electric cars are our future, the automakers are following different paths to that goal, where most are focusing attention on one or two flagship electric vehicles, Ford is working on an across-the-board electrification strategy which will take several years to play out. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Jul 22, 2012
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Green Car Congress: Honda delivers first Fit EV to California customer

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., delivered the first all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV to a couple in Southern California. The 2013 Honda Fit EV carries a combined adjusted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mile-per-gallon-equivalency rating of 118 MPGe, and a consumption rating of 29 kWh per 100 miles. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Jul 22, 2012
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Honda hiring at Indiana plant, adding Civic Hybrid

Honda’s Greensburg, Indiana plant is adding a $ 40 million boost in order to increase production by 25%, hiring more American workers as well as adding the high-selling Civic Hybrid to the line. Honda already began a second shift last year and the plant currently produces many of Honda’s alternative fuel vehicles. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Jul 22, 2012
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SEAT delivers EVs and PHEVs to Barcelona for 6-month trial

SEAT—the Spain-based member of the Volkswagen Group—earlier this year delivered three electric-drive cars to Barcelona City Hall: two Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive plug-in hybrids, and one Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, an all-electric zero-emissions car. The vehicles will be tested by Barcelona City Hall in its municipal car fleet for an initial six-month trial period, during which SEAT …
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