PDX Transit » electric car http://www.pdxtransit.com Transit, commuting, and mobility in Portland Oregon Metropolitan vicinity Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:48:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 First Looks at the Honda Fit EV http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2010/11/17/first-looks-at-the-honda-fit-ev/ http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2010/11/17/first-looks-at-the-honda-fit-ev/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:26:36 +0000 Bailey http://www.pdxtransit.com/?p=313
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    • ]]>     The highly anticipated Honda Fit EV Concept All Electric Car offically unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show today.

    Honda Fit

    Honda Fit

    The EV model is a brother to the gas sipping standard Honda Fit but with an “electric motor similar to that it developed for the Clarity fuel cell vehicle and a lithium-ion battery pack”

    Quick Facts about the Fit

  • 12hr charge at 120V, 6hr charge at 240V
  • 90MPH top speed
  • Coaxial electric motor provides ~2.0L performance
  • ~100mi range
  • Compatible with Honda-branded “charging stand”
  • Normal, Econ, and Sport drive modes
  • Smartphone and computer applications for monitoring battery, assistance, etc.

    • Honda expects the Fit EV to shift into production in starting 2012. More information is available on the official Honda Fit EV Concept Site

    Sources
    Honda Shows Off Its Fit EV
    Honda has an electric Fit

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    ]]>     http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2010/11/17/first-looks-at-the-honda-fit-ev/feed/ 0     Nissan Leaf tops the Chevy Volt with 367 MPG http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2009/08/18/nissan-leaf-tops-the-chevy-volt-with-367-mpg/ http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2009/08/18/nissan-leaf-tops-the-chevy-volt-with-367-mpg/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:53:54 +0000 Bailey http://pdxtransit.com/?p=250
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  • 230 MPG!!
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    • ]]>     The Nissan Leaf is a zero emssion, plug-in electric card.  It tops the Chevy Volt stagger fuel efficiency with whopping 367 MPG. Business week reports that the Leaf [will] run a 100 miles on a single charge [and] will cost no more to buy and run than a traditional gasoline-powered car. Charging time is estimated at seven hours, however a 30-minute quick charge can get batteries back up to 80% of full power.”

     

    http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/15/nissan-says-its-new-electric-car-the-leaf-gets-367-miles-per-g/

    2010 will be a privitol year for alternative energy cars. The electric Nissan Leaf will be introduced late next year in the U.S., Europe and Japan plus the much anticipated Chevy volt will charge into showroom.

    Read more about the Nissan Leaf and on BusinessWeek.

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