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2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid 47 Miles On Full Charge Gives It Class-Leading All-Electric Range

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid 47 Miles On Full Charge Gives It Class-Leading All-Electric Range

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2017 -- Honda announced the 2018 Clarity Plug-in Hybrid earned the highest all-electric range rating among all midsize plug-in hybrids with its EPA range rating of 47 miles on a full charge.1 Launching at dealerships nationwide later this year, the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid also received an EPA ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review By Steve Purdy

2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review By Steve Purdy

The hybrid powertrain in our RAV4 is certainly powerful enough for most any needs, except maybe towing. A 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine is augmented by two electric motors. Together they make 194 horsepower – well more than most competitors. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest Sept 4-10, 2017: For Sale VW Fixed Diesels; EV's, EV's, New Leaf; IIHS PIck-up Tests; Autonomous; Emissions Rising

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest Sept 4-10, 2017: For Sale VW Fixed Diesels; EV's, EV's, New Leaf; IIHS PIck-up Tests; Autonomous; Emissions Rising

TACH's "take" on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up" news nuggets. Or put these stories in context by searching the past 25 year's millions of pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news, video, audio, rants and raves accessible from The Auto Channel's Automotive Ne ... Continue reading

2017 Car Review: HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 KIA NIRO REVIEW

2017 Car Review: HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 KIA NIRO REVIEW

I drove a 2017 Kia Niro with the 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine paired to an electric motor and lithium Ion polymer battery for 139 total horsepower. Available in five trims – the base FE, LX, EX, Touring Launch Edition and Touring – my Touring test drive featured the following standard features: leather seat trim; ... Continue reading

POET CEO Jeff Broin Inducted into South Dakota Hall of Fame +VIDEO

POET CEO Jeff Broin Inducted into South Dakota Hall of Fame +VIDEO

POET CEO Jeff Broin was inducted into the South Dakota Halll of Fame today for his role in taking a single bioprocessing plant in Scotland, SD and building that business into the largest biofuel producer in the world. ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID REVIEW

I drove a 2017 Hyundai IONIQ with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack for a total of 139 horsepower. Available in three trims — the base Blue, SEL and Limited — with standard equipment on my Limited trim including: leather upholstery; exterior chrome accents; premium door ... Continue reading

Hurricane Irma may cause problems for East Coast energy infrastructure

Hurricane Irma may cause problems for East Coast energy infrastructure

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Energy Infrastructure with Real-Time Storm Information Hurricane Irma, one of the largest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic, caused significant damage to the northeastern Caribbean and is currently projected to make landfall this weekend. Current model forecasts pr ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan Rundown - What's New and Changed For Nissan 2018

2018 Nissan Rundown - What's New and Changed For Nissan 2018

2018 Nissan Rundown - What's New and Changed For Nissan 2018 ... Continue reading

More Than 50 Vehicle Debuts Confirmed For 2017 LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA(TM) Nov. 27-30

More Than 50 Vehicle Debuts Confirmed For 2017 LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA(TM) Nov. 27-30

Leading Automakers Including BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz to Unveil Vehicles at Annual Auto-Tech Trade Show LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2017 -- The Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) announced today that more than 50 vehicles will make their debut during AutoMobility LA™ (Nov. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Debuts Electric E-type Zero at Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest

Jaguar Debuts Electric E-type Zero at Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest

Jaguar Land Rover Classic presented an electric-powered Jaguar E-type at the Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest in London. The car, known as E-type Zero and based on 1968 Series 1.5 Jaguar E-type Roadster, has been restored and converted at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Coventry and features a cutting-edge fully-electric ... Continue reading

Nissan’s Chris Reed anchors kickoff “fireside chat” at first-ever Technology in Motion Exhibition in Detroit

Nissan’s Chris Reed anchors kickoff “fireside chat” at first-ever Technology in Motion Exhibition in Detroit

2018 LEAF EV, with all-new design and improved driving range1, makes first public appearance at Technology in Motion (TIM), which runs through Sept. 8 at Detroit's Cobo Center Chris Reed, vice president, Nissan Technical Center North America, details North American contribution to second-generation Nissan LEAF electric ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan LEAF: Raising The Bar For 100% EV's

2018 Nissan LEAF: Raising The Bar For 100% EV's

Greater range and advanced technologies make new LEAF the ultimate EV package 2018 LEAF offers a longer range at a lower price – with stronger performance, striking new design and cutting-edge technologies Since its launch in 2010, LEAF has been the #1 affordable, mass production EV in the world LEAF's advanced ProPI ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan LEAF Overview

2018 Nissan LEAF Overview

All-new LEAF embodies Nissan Intelligent Mobility Greater range and advanced technologies make new LEAF the ultimate electric vehicle 2018 LEAF offers a longer range at a lower price – with stronger performance, striking new design and cutting-edge technologies Since its launch in 2010, LEAF has been the #1 affordabl ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan LEAF North American Reveal

2018 Nissan LEAF North American Reveal

2018 LEAF EV features all-new design and improved driving range1 Starting price2 announced at $29,990 – $690 below current 2017 LEAF starting MSRP New aerodynamic exterior design follows Nissan's signature design language; roomy ... Continue reading

A new path to safer, solid batteries

A new path to safer, solid batteries

Moriya found it easy to control the crystal structure of these solid materials by making alterations to their molecules. This structural versatility could prove to be a powerful tool for dramatically improving ion conductivity in these materials. ... Continue reading

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