| Efficient* Automobiles |
Honda
Insight
 The Insight is the first gasoline-electric hybrid
vehicle to be sold in the United States. This two-seat coupe gets
70 miles per gallon (mpg), and meets California’s stringent ultra-low
emission vehicle (ULEV) standards. It was endorsed by the Sierra Club
and heralded in the ACEEE's Green Book. Priced under $20,000, it is
available through Honda dealers nationwide. The 2002 model is available
with continuously variable transmission. |
70 mpg highway
61 mpg city
ULEV/SULEV(CVT model)
www.honda.com
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Toyota Prius
 The Toyota Prius
is a five-seat hybrid-electric sedan that combines the range and performance
of a gasoline engine with the silence, efficiency, and clean running
of an electric motor. The vehicle never requires external source recharging.
It meets California's Super-Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) standards.
It is sold nation-wide through Toyota dealers for $20,000. |
53 mpg city
34 mpg highway
SULEV
www.prius.toyota.com
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Ranger EV
 The most popular electric pick-up truck marketed to fleets
and the public through selected Ford dealers. Available in lead acid
or advanced batteries and equipped with third-generation, electric
vehicle-specific power-train components and electronics. It can accelerate
from 0 to 50 mph in 12.5 seconds. |
All Electric
SULEV
www.ford.com
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TZERO
 AC Propulsion of San Dimas, CA
is offering the TZERO,
a purpose-built, fiberglass-bodied electric sports car. It accelerates
from 0 to 60 mph in only 4.1 seconds. AC Propulsion's 165 kW drive-train
powers the TZero and includes a Reductive(tm) fast charger as part
of the system. It has a driving range of 80 miles with lead acid batteries. |
All Electric
SULEV
www.acpropulsion.com
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| More
comprehensive listing at www.nesea.org/transportation/evs/vehicles.php
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| *and others |
| Jeep "Liberty"
 At what price "liberty"?
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16 mpg city
20 mpg highway
SUV
www.jeep.com/liberty
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| Links |
 Electric
Drive Transporation Association |
|
 Electrifying
Times |
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 The
Electric Auto Association |
|
 Electrathon
America |
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 evWorld |
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