Base price: $34,200
Price, as tested: $38,000 (est.)
Powertrain: Two-mode hybrid, 2.4-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine; continuously variable transmission; front-wheel drive.
Engine horsepower: 147 at 6,000 rpm
Engine torque: 138 pound-feet at 4,400 rpm
Electric motor horsepower: 141
Electric motor torque: 199 pound-feet
Battery: Nickel-metal hydride, 244.8 volts
Curb weight: 3,770 pounds
0 to 60 miles per hour: 8.4 seconds
Wheelbase: 106.3 inches
Overall length: 184.8 inches
Miles per gallon (EPA): 35 city, 34 highway
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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