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This is the Kodak Moment for the Auto Industry

Plug-In Drivers Not Missin' the Piston Electric vehicles are here to stay. Their market acceptance is currently small but growing...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car: First Drive Review - Green Car Reports

2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car: First Drive Review - Green Car Reports: "The 2011 Nissan Leaf's exterior design is distinctive, even polarizing. Like the 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid in its day, the Leaf doesn't look quite like anything else on the road. Nissan said its stylists went 'right up to the edge of unusual,' but tried to keep the car 'iconic but not weird.'"

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

2011 Volt "GM Lied" Debate: They Hate GM, They Really Hate GM - Green Car Reports

2011 Volt "GM Lied" Debate: They Hate GM, They Really Hate GM - Green Car Reports: "the E-REV details are no big deal. Let's start talking about the lousy MPG, poor charging efficient, heavy weight, lower than expected range, higher than expected charge the battery uses.
I think VoltGate may widen."

How GM "Lied" About The Electric Car

How GM "Lied" About The Electric Car: "The Chevy Volt has been hailed as General Motors' electric savior. Now, as GM officially rolls out the Volt this week for public consumption, we're told the much-touted fuel economy was misstated and GM 'lied' about the car being all-electric."

Clearing Up Confusion About the Chevrolet Volt | Volt

Clearing Up Confusion About the Chevrolet Volt | Volt: "we're diving even deeper into how the system works than we have in the past. We did not share all the details on how the system works until now because the information was competitive as we awaited patent approvals. Based on a small number of inaccurate media reports, we want to set the record straight."

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Electric ice cream truck set to freeze brains

Electric ice cream truck set to freeze brains: "The vintage Ford has been converted to an all-electric vehicle, and Johnson plans to eventually power its freezer with solar panels. Johnson said the company - named for his daughter - is selling Haagen Dazs ice cream"

Sunday, October 3, 2010

YouTube - LEAF EV test drive at Santa Monica Alt-Car expo 2010

YouTube - LEAF EV test drive at Santa Monica Alt-Car expo 2010: "Nissan LEAF is one of the best Electric cars ever made. Handling is wonderful, acceleration adequate (as you can see in the video's short drive), and Nissan seems committed to making it a success."

Wherein GM calls my bluff… evchels

Wherein GM calls my bluff… evchels: "the Volt Customer Advisory Board will serve as the first “civilians” (non-employees) to be living with the car, using it in our daily lives, and giving feedback–good, bad, and ugly, if needed–to the GM team"