Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, BMW, Electric cars, Mini on Dec 15th, 2008
Recently, the folks over at Edmunds.com had a chance to drive the “production” version of Mini’s new fully electric Mini E. The reason I chose to highlight the word production is because that’s kinda stretching it a bit. Only 500 Mini E’s will be built and all carry a forced lease agreement. The price for […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars on Oct 31st, 2008
While most attempts at making a mass-produced electric car have fallen, Tesla Motors has been able to hang on, even though they’ve had their own share of bad luck and problems. The company’s first model, the Tesla Roadster, has been warmly received, but initial problems with the car’s transmission system delayed delivery and really tested […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Hybrids, Technology, Volkswagen on Oct 29th, 2008
The Chevy Volt has garnered a lot of attention not because it’s a hybrid, but because it promises the capability to run off of electricity only if need be. So it’s like an electric car, but with a back up gasoline engine. This has led other automakers to start revealing their take on this idea. […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars on Aug 4th, 2008
Our marketing director saw the following story on the Web about a new, 700-horsepower electric car from the U.K. It’s called the Lightning GT and the Aston Martin look-alike runs on 30 battery packs and four hub-mounted electric motors behind the wheel spokes. This sexy concept car debuted at the British Motor Show 2008 and […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Tesla on Jul 22nd, 2008
Tesla Motors opened its second company-owned sales and service facility in Menlo Park, Calif. yesterday. The 40,000-square-foot facility is very similar to the Los Angeles store, but is much larger. In addition to selling and servicing the Tesla Roadster, the company’s all-electric sports car, the showroom is also a museum exhibition, with several car models […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles on Jul 21st, 2008
In the new era of $4-a-gallon gas, more people are using alternative forms of transportation, like carpooling, public transportation and bicycles. Add to that list golf carts. For quick trips to run errands, these all-electric carts are becoming more popular as an alternative form of transportation. While some states are approving golf carts “street legal” […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, GM on Jul 21st, 2008
Robert C. Stempel, the former chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Corp., gave the thumbs up to develop GM’s EV1, the first electric car to hit the mass market. In 1992, Stempel was pushed out of GM during the auto maker’s last big financial crisis in 1992, reports the Wall Street Journal. Since […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Future Cars, Toyota on Jul 7th, 2008
There are news reports coming from Japan that say Toyota’s newest upcoming Prius will be equipped with solar panels on it’s roof to help power the car’s climate control system. The system will reportedly be offered as an option on upscale versions of the new Prius. The solar panels it would use would be sourced […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles on Jul 2nd, 2008
Tesla Motors CEO, Ze’ev Drori, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today that Tesla’s next product, a 4-door, 5-passenger sedan, will be manufactured at a facility in California. Tesla currently manufactures its battery pack in California, along with the final assembly of the Tesla Roadster, reports The Auto Channel. “Today’s announcement is incredible news for […]
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