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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Consumer Reports has concluded its annual car reliability survey and the resulting data for 2023 has not been kind to all-electric vehicles. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. All of these pull down the brand’s reliability score.”

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Photos First drive: Chevy Volt test A few laps behind the wheel of an early version of GMs electric car shows the strengths - and possible weaknesses - of the technology. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Chrysler Group LLC Begins Detailing Elements of Powertrain Strategy; More Than 25% Fuel Efficiency Improvement During 2010-2014

Green Car Congress

Chrysler Powertrain is the global center of expertise for large displacement gasoline engines and vehicle electrification technology. Chrysler Powertrain will streamline its V-6 gasoline engine offerings from six options to the new fuel-efficient, state-of-the-art 3.6-liter In the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 3.6-liter

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.

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