What Drives Us Episode #9 for March 26, 2010

Published March 26, 2010 at 11:22 a.m.

What Drives Us Episode #9 for March 26th, 2010This week Danny and Russell welcome back Evan Fusco and Tony Schaefer ... They discuss a wide range of news topics from three new Porsche hybrids (one of which goes 98MPH in EV mode) to pay in American factories ... Visit www.whatdrives.us to learn more and please [ ... ] ...

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Chevy shows real world range for the Volt [Video]

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Published April 26, 2010 at 3:37 p.m.
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With electric vehicles finally beginning to make it to market, many consumers have shown concern surrounding running out of power, or “range anxiety.” Chevy has created a video that demonstrates in real world examples just how far the Volt can travel in EV-mode alone, and also how far you can go thanks to the range-extending [ ... ] ...

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And the Volt charges ahead

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Published April 12, 2010 at 2:58 p.m.
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Ready to end your foreign oil dependence? ... Just got off a conference call with GM regarding the Chevy Volt. In a nutshell, everything is going great. After testing the Volt battery pack in essentially every type of weather and driving condition possible, all systems are go for the November launch. Still, a few notes did stick out ... First, 40 miles of EV range has been the average, although 20 percent variation in both directions is expected. Once in range extended mode, the Volt should

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Chevy Volt App

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Published Jan. 6, 2010 at 11:20 a.m.
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Despite being months away from production, Chevy unveiled a Volt App for the Droid by Motorola, Apple iPhone and Blackberry Storm smartphones ... The coolness factor is high, if you have a smartphone ... displays charge status – plugged in or not, and voltage (120V or 240V) provides flexibility to “Charge Now” or schedule charge timing displays percentage of battery charge level, electric and total ranges allows owner to manually set grid-friendly charge mode for off-peak times when

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Plug-in Prius in LA

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Published Dec. 2, 2009 at 3:48 p.m.
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Toyota brought the plug-in Prius they are working on to compete visually with the Chevy Volt that is also appearing at the LA Auto Show ... But, Toyota is once again emphasizing their feelings that the plug-in is not ready for prime-time ... The batteries are the key ... Lithium-ion battery packs are big, heavy and very expensive ... Thus, Toyota is restricting the plug-in Prius to testing over the next few years ... 350 plug-ins will be sent out in Japan and Europe, with 150 coming to the

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Auris hybrid details released. For Europe only?

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Published Sept. 11, 2009 at 10:07 a.m.
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least initially ... Toyota has released a few new details for its upcoming Auris hybrid. For instance, the Auris hybrid offers a drag co-efficient of 0.28, thanks to a full exterior redesign ... The Hybrid Synergy Drive powering the Auris will utilize a 97-hp 1.8L gasoline engine mated to a NiMH battery that provides several different driving modes. ECO mode is for is efficient driving; power mode increase performance; and EV mode is for pure electric driving ... Using EV mode the Auris hybrid

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Lexus Releases 'Real' Photos of LF-Ch Compact Hybrid

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Published Sept. 10, 2009 at 2:44 p.m.
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The hybrid concept car from Lexus has generated a lot of buzz on the internet in the past week, as teaser photos kept being 'found.' But Toyota has finally released the concept hybrid LF-Ch photos and information ... The LF-Ch will be on hand at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and will also be appearing at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December ... The LF-Ch, while just a concept vehicle, is being used by Toyota to demonstrate the possibility of a hybrid sports luxury vehicle ... The concept

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Toyota Raises Price on Lexus RX 450h by $450

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Published Aug. 14, 2009 at 1:36 p.m.
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Toyota announced price changes for the 2010 Lexus RX 450h ... MSRP for the FWD and AWD models have by $450 ... The 450h FWD has a new MSRP of $42,110 and the AWD was set at $43,700 ... The MSRPs do not include a delivery, processing and handling fee of $875 ... 2010 Lexus RX 450h ... The 2010 RX 450h introduces an updated version of Lexus Hybrid Drive, featuring a 3.5-liter V6 Atkinson-cycle engine, lighter electric motors, a smaller and lighter power-control unit and other fuel-saving

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2010 Lexus HS 250h Hybrid Price

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Published July 20, 2009 at 12:23 p.m.
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The 2010 Lexus HS 250h price tag has been set at an MSRP of $34,200, while the premium version is just a couple thousand more at $36,970 ... That price does not include the processing and handling fee of $875 ... The HS 250h (the h stands for hybrid) is the new dedicated hybrid from Lexus, which comes with the best combined EPA mpg of any luxury vehicle in the US according to the press release ... The EPA estimates a fuel efficiency of 35 mpg city and 34 mpg highway with a combined 35 mpg ...

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2010 Lexus HS250h Hybrid Starts At $34,200 [2010 Lexus HS250h]

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Published July 20, 2009 at 11:45 a.m.
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Pricing has been released on the 2010 Lexus HS250h, the first dedicated hybrid from Toyota's luxury division. The not-Prius starts out at $34,200 for the basic model and $36,970 for the Premium model ... The HS250h will be coming in well above the Prius, but rightfully so, it's a considerably more luxe offering and gets things done in the handling and driveability department in a way the Prius just doesn't. It also gets several new Lexus systems including Safety Connect, the Lexus version of

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