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Driving Quietly: Testing the Cars of the Future
Posted on October 01, 2008
Last Friday, I was invited to the Consumer Reports test track to drive some of the cars of the future. It wasn't a typical test scene - no revving engines or the odor of petroleum. With the exception of the patter of rain drops, it was quiet. Sure, the cars were running but primarily on electricity.Take, for example, the Ford Escape Flex-fuel Plug-in Hybrid (a bit of a mouthful, I know). As I started driving it around the track, I noticed a dashboard display with 'Engine Off'; I was quietly cruising on just the electric motor powered by a 10 kWh battery. I goosed the 'gas' pedal and got to abo...
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