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		<title>230 mpg for 2011 Chevrolet Volt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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General Motors chief Fritz Henderson has announced that the &#8220;230&#8243; marketing campaign floating around for the past week is related to the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. 
The EPA has released a new methodology for determining a draft fuel economy standard for extended-range EVs like the Volt, and under this new procedure, the Volt will have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturn Vue becomes Buick plug-in hybrid crossover</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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The mid-size Vue crossover will become a Buick in 2011, and a plug-in hybrid will be part of the program. The Two-mode hybrid system that was originally scheduled to launch in the Vue last November will be installed in the Buick-badged version along with an 8 kWh lithium ion battery pack. The pack will use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The history of Nissan EV development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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&#8220;His other concern was the batteries themselves. Thorne had selected the new lithium-ion batteries from Nissan, which were extremely efficient on a weight basis.&#8221; This quote could easily be from a government official at a pitch for a future fleet of zero emission vehicles. In reality, the source is a scene from Michael Crichton&#8217;s 1990 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan LEAF electric car slated for 2010 sales</title>
		<link>http://www.modernracer.com/news/nissan-leaf-electric-car-slated-for-2010-sales/1596/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Nissan has unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world&#8217;s first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults and has a range of more than 100 miles to satisfy real-world consumer requirements. 
Slated for launch in late 2010 in Japan, the United States, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan Versa EV forms basis for future tech</title>
		<link>http://www.modernracer.com/news/nissan-versa-ev-forms-basis-for-future-tech/1514/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Nissan has previewed its electric vehicle platform on a Versa-based prototype to demonstrate the superior driving pleasure of a pure zero-emission vehicle. It also showcased a sophisticated EV-IT system developed to support electric driving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
The dedicated EV platform is comprised of a highly rigid body, high-performance motor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chevrolet Volt working prototype hits the road</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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The General Motors Pre-Production operations center at the Warren, MI Tech Center has finished work on the first of 75 &#8220;integration&#8221; prototypes of the Chevrolet Volt. The first car was completed a week ahead of schedule, and it is already on the streets undergoing tests. 
The integration prototypes aren&#8217;t fully built-up cars like the production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plug-in Toyota Prius conversion by PICC</title>
		<link>http://www.modernracer.com/news/plug-in-toyota-prius-conversion-by-picc/1062/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Plug In Conversions Corporation, better known as PICC, has completed a software upgrade to its plug-in conversion kit that will now allow all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 mph in their converted Prius offering. 
Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid coming by 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.modernracer.com/news/toyota-prius-plug-in-hybrid-coming-by-2010/1009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Toyota’s 3rd-generation Prius, already a huge hit in Japan, is enough for the company to ramp up production of the hybrid to pre-recession levels. Now the automaker plans to lease a plug-in version to corporate and municipal customers in Japan by the end of 2009. 
Just 200 are slated for release in its home country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car to hit streets</title>
		<link>http://www.modernracer.com/news/mitsubishi-i-miev-electric-car-to-hit-streets/990/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Mitsubishi is putting an electric version of their sub-compact &#8220;i&#8221; model into production. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV will be delivered to select customers on lease as soon as July, ten months before the car officially hits the market, but only in Japan. 
The Japanese manufacturer specifically released the car today to mark the United Nations&#8217; World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subaru unveils Stella EV small electric car</title>
		<link>http://www.modernracer.com/news/subaru-unveils-stella-ev-small-electric-car/961/</link>
		<comments>http://www.modernracer.com/news/subaru-unveils-stella-ev-small-electric-car/961/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Subaru announced the launch of its plug-in Subaru Stella electric vehicle for the Japanese market. The Subaru EV is equipped with a high-performance lithium-ion battery. The model will be sold in Japan directly through Fuji Heavy Industries, Subaru&#8217;s parent company. Delivery will start from late July and around 170 units of delivery in total will [...]]]></description>
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