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A Red Flag for Battery Safety

October 9, 2021

Battery safety is a big concern today. In earlier years, one of the most serious incidents wasn’t a fire, but a toxic chemical cloud from an EV’s battery.

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Mazda’s Hydrogen RX-8 RE

August 27, 2021

Back in 2004, Mazda fielded its innovative RX-8 RE, a developmental rotary engine sports car that would drive on either hydrogen or gasoline fuel.

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Lotus-Inspired Dodge EV

April 17, 2021

There was a time in the 1990s when Dodge was big on electrification. After a decade-long break, there was this surprising Dodge EV prototype unveiled in 2008.

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Pininfarina Ethos Goes ‘Green’

January 29, 2021

The circa-1990s Pininfarina Ethos working concept aimed to demonstrate how an efficient two-stroke powered sports car could achieve near-zero emissions.

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Lee Iacocca on Green Cars

November 9, 2020

In 2004, one of the auto industry’s most storied leaders, Lee Iacocca, sat with Green Car Journal to discuss electrification, boomers, and Detroit vs. Japan.

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Electric Ford Ecostar

July 25, 2020

Many exotic electric vehicle battery technologies were tried over the years, including the ’hot’ sodium-sulfur battery in the Ford Ecostar.

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Hughes Inductive Charging

January 4, 2020

Inductive charging is being explored today as a convenient way to energize EV batteries. It has its beginnings more than 28 years ago at GM’s Hughes Aircraft.

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Tokyo R&D IZA Electric Car

July 17, 2019

The GM Impact’s 1990 L.A. debut was a tough act to follow. Tokyo R&D offered its own answer with the IZA electric car shown at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show.

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Nissan Altra EV Blazed the Way for Lithium-Ion Power

March 18, 2019

The Nissan Altra EV introduced the first use of advanced lithium-ion automotive batteries in 2008, setting a new direction for modern EVs.

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