This could be the week that separates the electric hype from the electric truth. Real EVs get in the hands of real drivers for real reviews. Our Dan Wallach drove the Tesla Roadster. Our very own Ed Niedermeyer wrote his “GM’s electric...
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The founder of replica car manufacturer Factory Five Racing, Mark Smith took diesel engine Volkswagen Jetta TDI, cut its 800 lbs of metal, reusing a large chunk of the chassis, including the entire safety structure and chipped, modded as well as...
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The new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle won't go on sale before November - and only in seven States at launch, yet General Motors has already revealed plans to lift annual U.S. production capacity by 50 percent, from 30,000 units to...
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Noticed that things have been a little slower around here this week? Yes, well, it’s summer and I’m much harder to motivate in the summer. Also, I’ve been working on this op-ed on the Chevy Volt for the New York Times. My conclusion on the...
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Just about every automotive journalist out there has beaten the upcoming Chevrolet Volt to death in regards to current information. We’ve talked about its claimed 40 miles on a single charge, its 220 volt charging capacity, the lithium-ion...
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Come on, who hasn't whiled away a few minutes (or hours...) now and then playing childish games on the internet? If you're looking to waste some time at work or at home, then we suggest you hop over to Honda's CR-Z web-page (click here) to check out...
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The idea behind the Automotive X-Prize was to prove that 100 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) is attainable in practical, daily-driver-type cars. And with competition moving into the final stage, 15 cars are still in the running. But how good are...
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Some folks are convinced that EVs are taking over the world. So convinced they are that they are already publicly worried about peak Lithium. Lithium is found in unstable places. An internal Pentagon memo states that Afghanistan could become the...
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With a starting price of $41,000 we didn't expect the 2011 Chevy Volt to be a penny-pincher. After all, it's loaded with features like touchscreen navigation, a Bose audio system and five years of Onstar free. But we didn't expect the...
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Racing improves the breed, they say, and the guys at Brammo are taking that to heart with the Empulse RR, a one-off racer built with an eye toward developing the company’s next electric street bike. The RR was designed strictly for competing in...
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The Porsche 918 Spyder concept. Photo: Porsche Based on popular demand and serious customer interest, Porsche will build the eco-friendly 918 Spyder. The concept car received near universal praise when it debuted at this year’s Geneva Auto Show,...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Prepare yourself for the best car news of the week! No, I’m not talking about the Chevy Volt/Nissan Leaf eco-wrestling match. That’s mildly interesting, I suppose, if you’re the type to drop 30-40 grand on an electric...
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While keeping in mind the congested city roads of future, Raphael Morais has designed a compact electric car to ferry people around with relative ease. The car is named as Seat Flexus and measures 3400mm by 1400mm, thus allowing the driver to...
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In April, Porsche announced that it had found 900 potential customers for the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid and if 100 more could be found, it would produce the super hybrid. Porsche didn't go so far as to say it had found those extra...
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg lost a long-fought battle yesterday as the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York sided with the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade in a suit that would have had New York cabbies switching from the beloved...
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It’s not exactly a surprise at this point, but is excellent news nonetheless: Porsche has confirmed that it has given a green light to the 918 Spyder Hybrid for production. Porsche will produce the car in limited series production, but hasn’t...
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I think GM priced the Volt too high for the following reasons: The Nissan Leaf costs $8,220 less. Both cars offer close to the same lease plan. Both cars are eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. As a pure electric, the Leaf gives buyers...
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With Chevy’s Volt priced at an eye-popping $41k before tax breaks, those tax breaks are now more important than ever. The first 200k Volts will qualify for up to $7,500 in federal credits, but Chevrolet had to be hoping for state incentives on top...
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Today, Porsche decided what everybody thought they would decide: They will build the mid-engined plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder. After all the pomp and circumstance at the auto shows in Geneva and Beijing, it would have been a big let-down if they...
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In April, Porsche announced that they had found 900 potential customers for the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid and if 100 more could be found, they would produce the super hybrid. Porsche didn't go so far as to say they'd found those...
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It's official; Porsche will build a limited series of its radical 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept that made its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. "Reflecting the overwhelming response from the public and customers to the...
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Ladies and gentlemen, meet your finalists for the Automotive X-Prize: Mainstream Class Edison2, Very Light Car (team name, car name) Alternative Class - Tandem X-Tracer, E-Tracer Alternative Class - Side-by-Side Aptera, Aptera...
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Starting today, participating Chevrolet dealers in launch markets will begin taking customer orders for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the industry’s first electric vehicle with extended-range capability. Chevrolet is so confident in the overall value...
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Among many bike concepts that you might have seen so far, this is the most outrageous one. This eye catching concept from French designer, Jean Baptiste Robilliard, has been meticulously designed to make sure bike’s form follows the function....
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Five hundred Nissan Leafs will be delivered to Enterprise Rent-a-Car in January 2011. Enterprise will pay $25,280 for each car -- which is the $32,780 base price, less the $7,500 federal tax credit. The rental company will put...
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Have we scrutinized all the issues behind what they’re doing? Not really. My feeling is that a manufacturer-owned store as a business model violates the spirit of the state law here. But not a single person is complaining about it, and it’s kind...
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Not letting GM hog the electric vehicle spotlight today, Nissan announced that it will offer the same warranty on its Leaf battery pack as GM recently outlined for the Chevy Volt: 8 years, 100,000 miles. The Leaf makes use of a 24 kWh lithium-ion...
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For some time now, Porsche has announced its intention to seriously explore pure electric (battery-only power) technology. Yesterday, Porsche CEO Michael Macht said that the company “will definitely be offering an electric sports car in future....
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The 2011 Chevy Volt will be hitting the market late this year, and GM has released the pricing on its first electric. The Volt will carry a base sticker of $41,000, putting it on the high end of the segment, about $8,000 more than the Nissan Leaf....
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The Chevrolet Volt began life as a marketing concept: “what if,” GM’s finest minds asked themselves, “we could sell a car that could go 40 miles without burning any gasoline?” That goal was achievable (although how easily and regularly...
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