If we’ve learned anything in the EV world, it’s that low drag coefficients usually mean really, really ugly design characteristics. For some reason, the idea of low drag (think Prius, one of the ugliest production cars in modern times) doesn’t jibe with great looks. On the other hand, both can be screwed up – witness [...]
Posts Tagged ‘electric car’
Japan Enters Ugliest EV Contest With Sim-Lei Design
January 22nd, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Electrics, Featured 
Tags: electric car, ElectricVehicle, Keio University, prius, Sim-Lei, Toyota Prius 
Comments Off2012 Tesla Roadster updated for overseas markets only
January 12th, 2012 Aaron Turpen by Don Bain, TorqueNews The iconic Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric production automobile on the market when it came out in 2008, will be updated with significant improvements offered only in Europe, Asia and Australia – presumably in right-side steering models – while the limited supply lasts. Read the rest at this link.
Posted in EV Meme Tags: Asia, Australia, electric car, Elon Musk, Models, Roadster, Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster Comments OffTesla Model S to have optional throwback third row seating
January 11th, 2012 Aaron Turpen by Aaron Turpen, TorqueNews Remember when you were a kid riding in the back of your family station wagon, facing the wrong way and making faces at the cars behind you? Well, engineers at Tesla Motors do and they’ve thrown in an optional third row of rear-facing kiddie seats in the Model S. Read more [...]
Posted in EV Meme Tags: electric car, Electric vehicle, Elon Musk, Model, reverse seating, Station wagon, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motor, third row Comments Off
Kia Skips Detroit, Goes to Vegas Instead
January 10th, 2012 Aaron Turpen 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 [...]
Posted in Car Company, Electrics, Featured Tags: Consumer Electronic Show, Detroit, electric car, Hello Kitty, Kia, Kia Motors, Koreans, North American International Auto Show Comments Off
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 »
