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 [...]
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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 [...]
Tesla EYE Concept – EYE Candy, But That’s It
March 15th, 2010 Aaron Turpen 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 [...]
Tags: Opel Ampera To Make 370-mile “Cross Country” Road Trip
February 28th, 2010 Aaron Turpen 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 [...]
