The largest new car dealership chain in the U.S., AutoNation, has informed its dealerships that they are to sell the Chevy Volt at manufacturer’s retail ($41,000) or face immediate termination. AutoNation has 27 dealerships selling Chevrolets nationally. This comes after reports that a lot of dealerships appear to be planning to make up for huge [...]
Government Motors has been busy lately, getting themselves in the news (for good or ill) as they pimp their new government-funded car that will save the world – the Volt. Meanwhile, with dealerships apparently planning to make up for two years of losses by jacking the price on one Volt sale, GM wants to keep [...]
Image via Wikipedia Obviously, I have some fans over at Consumer Reports. At least on their cars blog. Why? Because after a story I did, analyzing the electromagnetic fields coming from electric cars, on Natural News was published, I reprinted it here. Now Consumer Reports has done their thing with it, testing various vehicles and [...]
The New York Times ran an opinion story by Edward Niedermeyer, known to us in the EV blogosphere as The Truth About Cars. In that article, Edward runs down the weak economics behind the Chevrolet Volt (a 4-seater and, many conclude, #EpicFail) that can’t even rival its all-electric competition in the Nissan Leaf – which [...]
Image via Wikipedia The Chevrolet Volt got a long-awaited price tag announcement today. It will sell at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $41,000 before incentives. After the federal tax rebate, that means the car is $33,500. Leases start at $350/month with an option to buy. The cars are available for pre-order now at any [...]
I’ll be honest right up front here. The only reason I even read the original press release on this one is because it has “Wankel Rotary Engine” in it. I just like saying that. Wankel Rotary Engine. Hey, buddy, how’s that Wankel rotary engine doing for ya? I got yer Wankel rotary engine right here, [...]
Image via Wikipedia Now you have two more. Assuming you’re a Chevy Volt and/or hybrid car fan, anyway. First, California will be ending the special exemption that Prius and other hybrid car owners enjoyed which allowed their “green cars” to use the HOV (aka “carpool”) lane even when only one passenger was in the car. [...]
Image via Wikipedia Apparently whenever I publicly announce that I really like a car, it spells instant doom for the vehicle. First, I said that my favorite electric car is the Aptera 2e. Then it was shown that the car basically sucks. Offhandedly, I’ve mentioned liking the Fisker Karma (which is well outside of my [...]
Image via Wikipedia by Aaron Turpen, NaturalNews There has been a fair amount of buzz on the Internet speculating whether or not the emergence of electric vehicles (hybrids, battery electrics, etc.) will lead to a rash of sickness and death from electromagnetic fields (EMFs). These concerns are largely unfounded based on simple examination of the [...]
Hell ya! Just when you thought the $102,500 price tag of the new Beamer would break the bank, the IRS steps in to give you your due with a whopping $900 tax credit after you purchase one of these ActiveHybrid 7s. I’m sure your banker will let you float the check until that tax refund [...]
Well, it’s been a couple of years since it was an issue, but Consumer Reports is saying that after the NHTSA’s little report (the one that ignored the fact that hybrids are more likely to be in urban environments where they..gasp.. might hit pedestrians more often), recommendations are to mandate “sounds” for electric vehicles. Everybody [...]
Note: this is from GreenBigTruck, another of my websites. Another version of this, focused on the capabilities of the Kenworth T270, will be published on FutureCars soon. One of the great things about doing thatinterview on NPR last week was the amount of feedback and the number of new people I met (mostly virtually, of [...]
There’s a lot of misconception out there about what is a hybrid vehicle, what isn’t, and how “green” and efficient these vehicles really are (or aren’t). It’s really annoying for me as a writer about these things for public consumption, because what is popularly believed and what is actual aren’t always the same. I just [...]
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 [...]
It looks like the much-overhyped Chevy Volt is going to sell at least 100 units, thanks to Government Motors’ buddies in the White House. President Obama has promised to purchase a hundred of the first new plug-in electric vehicles to roll off an American assembly line. That will probably be the Volt, which begins production [...]
When you think of “turbines,” what comes to mind? Jets. Exactly. Now think of jet engines on a car and what do you think of? Right, that urban legend about the guy who straps a rocket to his Buick/Chevy/insertoldcarnamehere. Well, never fear, you can have your jet turbine and really damn cool car and not [...]
Nope, I didn’t misspell that title. They don’t look like “dogs,” they look like Dodge hatchbacks. Both the Lexus CT 200h and the Aria hatchback look the same and they look a lot like the somewhat popular Dodge station wagon/hatchbacks that have been driving around the U.S. for a while. Dodge (part of Chrysler) has [...]
When I talk about electric or hybrid-electric vehicles, I don’t generally get to talk about electric bicycles much. I have written about them in the past, of course, but to be honest about it, I’m not much of a fan of e-bikes. Once in a while, though, something pretty damn cool comes along and I [...]
Porsche has released a video of the 918 Spyder Hybrid in action. Since the post I did on that car was so popular, I figured I’d better not slack on posting this video:
Now that the plug-in Porsche has been unveiled, Ferrari had to hurry and show off their green machine. Literally. It’s green. Here, look: Personally, I think the paint looks killer. The car is called the Hy-Kers. It’s a vettura laboratorio (concept venture), but is very cool in many ways. Mostly in the fact that it’s [...]
Porsche tried (and seems to have succeeded) to take the Geneva Motor Show’s thunder by holding a pre-show party in which they debuted a supercar that’s.. wait for it.. a plug-in hybrid. They then proceeded to make huge claims for the car all while a captivated audience swooned over the latest Spyder. Even Wired was [...]
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 [...]
Well, the latest hype in the world of EV is the new hybrid concept from Lotus, due to be unveiled next week at the Geneva Motor Show. The original Evora (pictured on CNet) is a very pretty car. The hybrid version? Well, we’ll see, but don’t be surprised if it’s not all it’s cracked up [...]
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