Where do you debut new electric car concepts in America? Not in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), says Kia. Instead, you go to Vegas and showcase them at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). If anything says that Koreans understand American thinking, this is it. Nobody in Detroit right now really expects [...]
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Kia Skips Detroit, Goes to Vegas Instead
January 10th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Car Company, Electrics, Featured 
Tags: Consumer Electronic Show, Detroit, electric car, Hello Kitty, Kia, Kia Motors, Koreans, North American International Auto Show 
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CRK Electric Urban Showermat Lookalike Concept – With Solar!
December 30th, 2011 Aaron Turpen I personally jump for joy whenever I get another press release or email telling me about the latest in electric concept cars. Concept cars in general fall into two categories: the “This One Might Get Made” and the “Looks Good On the Auto Show Floor, But Never Gonna See Production”. You can usually tell the [...]
Tesla Confirms Model S Price Tags – No, You Can’t Afford One
December 27th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Remember how Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk said that the company was looking forward from the uber-expensive, electrified Lotus that is the Roadster towards a future with a more affordable, family-style sedan? This was to answer critics of the company’s low volume and high price tag on said Roadster as to the company’s true future. [...]
Posted in Electrics, Featured Tags: electric car, Elon Musk, lotus, Model S, Roadster, Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster 2 Comments »
Masterpiece of British Engineering Breaks Down On Its Debut
December 22nd, 2011 Aaron Turpen So.. what do you get when you have a British politician flatulating about how the newest, greatest (most expensive) hybrid bus they just bought is a “masterpiece of British engineering?” Why, you end up with a breakdown on the side of the road and a tow truck on the bus’ debut, of course. It’s pure [...]
Posted in Bureaucrats Gone Wild, Electrics, Featured Tags: Boris Johnson, Bus, Double-decker bus, hybrid bus, London, Northern Ireland, Routemaster, Trafalgar Square, Wrightbus 1 Comment »
Suzuki Q – Yet Antoher Lame EV Concept
December 14th, 2011 Aaron Turpen For some reason, the Q from Suzuki is getting a lot of buzz in the alternative automotive press. I’m not sure why. It could be because it’s a whacky throwback to early ugly, unsellable EV designs or it could be because it was really the only standout whacky, unmarketable design at Tokyo this year. Since [...]
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Aptera Finally Gives Up
December 8th, 2011 Aaron Turpen I have now been personally responsible for the death of a car company. My journalistic powers of death and destruction have now been verified. I promise to use them wisely and only for things like personal gain and other laudable goals. Lucky for the automotive industry as a whole that I have no inclination towards [...]
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