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Category Archives: Car Show

Is reading a MPG number too hard for you?  Not sure what to make of that pesky “miles per gallon” thing anymore?  Unsure of what MPG really means now, what with all of today’s advanced technologies? Well it appears you’re not alone.  There are a lot of people that aren’t exactly college material either, so [...]

02
August

Give That Kid an Eagle! Boy Scout Creates Lego X Prize Cars

Written by AaronT. Comments Off Posted in: Car Show

A boy Scout named Jalen, of Raleigh, North Carolina, won a recent Progressive Automotive X Prize Competition for best Lego rendition of X Prize vehicles.  His creations include a model of the Aptera 2e and the TW4XP. Check it:

06
May

Well, I’m totally eating crow now.  Consumer Reports is at the Michigan International Speedway watching the Automotive X Prize teams in their track trials.  They’re the ones responsible for setting up the competitive track sports, since they’re obviously experts in safety and handling testing. Well, to boil it down, the Aptera did really, really, really [...]

10
April

The Denver Auto Show and KillaCycle

Written by AaronT. Comments Off Posted in: Car Show

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 [...]

08
April

Denver Auto Show

Written by AaronT. Comments Off Posted in: Car Show

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 [...]

15
March

Tesla sponsored a concept by the Instituto Europeo di Design of Turin and the well-known design school didn’t disappoint.  Assuming all you’re after is EYE candy, of course. The concept, called the EYE, was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show and features some very forward looks and style.  A model of the design was on [...]

28
February

For some reason, this headline is “news.”  Probably only to GM-Volt.com, who are all about the Chevy Volt (the Opel Ampera is the Volt’s European sibling).  If you didn’t see anything in the headline above to make you wonder why this is news, then… well, I guess I’ll have to spell it out.  I was [...]