Archive for June, 2009
1st annual Tesla Roadster Rally
Submitted June 21, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 378 ViewsWhile the guys at Speed and Motion usually prefer loud and wild gasoline guzzlers, they celebrated the one-year anniversary of Tesla’s first retail store and the delivery of the 500th Tesla Roadster with the 1st annual Tesla Roadster Rally this year. The course led the drivers 60 miles along the streets and freeways of Los [...]
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Official product video: Lexus RX 450h
Submitted June 16, 2009 • Category: Hybrid Cars • 429 ViewsThis video shows the bright sides of the new hybrid SUV Lexus RX 450h including details and interior. The completely re-engineered hybrid system generates an impressive 295 total system horsepower. And even better, Lexus sasy that the RX 450h has fuel economy of 28 mpg city and 26 mpg highway. In California the Lexus RX [...]
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All-electric crossover BYD e6
Submitted June 15, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 415 ViewsThe e6 is an all-electric vehicle from Chinese car manufacturer BYD Auto. The range is expected to reach 400 km per charge and even more important for electric cars: BYD says that all chemical substances used in the battery can be recycled.
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Riley’s three-wheeled plug-in hybrid XR3
Submitted June 8, 2009 • Category: Hybrid Cars • 440 ViewsToday Robert Q. Riley told AutoblogGreen that the XR3 is going for production. The three-wheeled XR3 can reach 200 mpge in hybrid-mode and 125 mpg when operating on just the 23 hp diesel engine. Also it can go up to 40 miles range while running only on its lithium-ion battery pack.
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