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EXCLUSIVE! I'm driving a Nissan Leaf EV for a few days
Rick DeMeis
3/31/2011 10:21 PM EDT
If you have any questions about the Nissan Leaf, leave a comment here and I'll try and answer it.
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kach30
Are they available in right hand drive? And what is the future of EV technology cars? To me they ...
Hybrid sales shrink while diesel grows
Rick DeMeis
3/15/2011 1:46 PM EDT
The current fuel price spike not withstanding, sales of hybrid cars dropped last year while diesel-powered purchases grew.
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acollins24
I just don't understand why Americans don't like diesels when the rest of the world has already ...
'You asked for it, you got it, Toyota'
Rick DeMeis
2/9/2011 11:47 AM EST
The U.S. government has vindicated Toyota's electronic control technology in the spate of sudden acceleration incidents, but what happens to the automaker's reputation?
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ReneCardenas
I still have doubts that all possible issues were expolred to the point of exhaustion, and remove ...
Rick DeMeis
1/26/2011 11:46 PM EST
Technology grabbed the majority of time in President Obama's State of the Union speech. But where do we go from here?
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lifewingmate
I agree with you on both the "green technology" race and the fact that China has not only quite a ...
Exclusive! Driving Chevy's Volt
Rick DeMeis
12/1/2010 10:53 PM EST
Here's what I learned—and what I didn't.
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Petkan
Please note that the ability to keep "what we have" may decline with fuel prices climing. Now ...
Rick DeMeis
11/15/2010 12:53 PM EST
How about a simple solution to this annoying problem?
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fanl
My experience as a very exigent user tells me that system manufactures should keep it as simple as ...
Chevy Volt flap: What's the big deal?
Rick DeMeis
10/17/2010 10:35 PM EDT
Some fans of electric cars and hybrids, and a few folks in the press, are getting all in a knot about Chevy actually having a "direct link" from the gas engine to the wheels in its Volt "range-assisted" electric car. Well maybe its just good engineering.
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Bert22306
It's fine and dandy to be satisfied that the Chevy Volt "works," but I would think that engineers ...
What's the status of FCV research?
Anne-Francoise Pele
6/21/2010 4:23 PM EDT
Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are already in use, but only for demonstration purposes. Fuel cells indeed came into the spotlight last year when leading carmakers said they expected to launch a few hundred thousand FCVs to the market as from 2015.
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Manjunatha TM
However, fuel cell technology faces another greater challenge along with above two problems. Waste ...
Porsche, BMW and the cutting edge of car design
George Leopold
4/8/2010 11:58 AM EDT
A new exhibition in Atlanta highlights the Golden Age of auto design.
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NASA enlisted to study Toyota throttles
George Leopold
3/30/2010 8:23 PM EDT
U.S. automotive safety regulators have enlisted NASA scientists to help solve the mystery surrounding Toyota's electronic throttles.
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ReneCardenas
I am not from Indian decent, and recent the comment that Runko posted. Before you expeculate that ...
