The cool thing is that Aptera has shown off an actual production prototype of the 2e and it looks sweet. This, of course, is my favorite electric car and the Aptera 2e production version looks like it will still be my fav. The not-so-cool thing is that the company’s sketchy head honcho is being cagey [...]
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Chevy Volt Won’t Be Labeled 230MPG
April 14th, 2010 
Aaron Turpen Remember the big media circus that General Motors made out of the Chevy Volt getting 230 miles to the gallon and being near-zero emissions? It was a big part of the early marketing bonanza that GM made out of the Volt before they became Government Motors and released that horrid Volt Dancers video. Myself and [...]
Trucking, Fuel Savings, and Why GPS Sucks
April 14th, 2010 Aaron Turpen I was once a truck driver. A trucker. Long hauler. Road dog. Big rig driver. All that. At that time, the use of GPS units in trucks was just becoming popular as their price continued to drop. Most drivers, however, knew that these little electronic gizmos have one huge, fatal flaw when it comes to [...]
Local Motors’ Pacific NW Competition Ends – Winners Chosen
April 12th, 2010 Aaron Turpen I watched the latest design competition at Local Motors with interest. The open-source concept for automotive design is really cool and the designs for this Pacific Northwest-oriented conceptual contest were both varied and interesting. Some were bizarre, others were conventional and some were in-between. My personal choices for a winner in this competition were torn, [...]
The Denver Auto Show and KillaCycle
April 10th, 2010 Aaron Turpen I honestly expected to spend a lot of time at the show in Denver, but after entering and walking the floor, I figured out in about half an hour that I wasn’t going to be there long. I walked the displays, shot some photographs, interviewed a couple of people, and was out of there in [...]
Denver Auto Show
April 8th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Tomorrow (Friday), I’m headed down to the Denver Auto Show in Colorado. I’ll be meeting with a few people outside of the show to get hands-on and up close to some great EVs and hybrids as well as going into the show to check out the latest in muscle cars, alt-fuels, hybrids and more. I’ll [...]
