When the Mitsubishi i was first introduced back in 2003 as a concept car, it was a gasoline-powered “smart car.” Since then, it’s gone through some revisions and made a huge splash a couple of years ago as an all-electric renamed the i-MiEV. The company then totally failed to capitalize on that marketing and instead [...]
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Mitsubishi Once Again #FAILs With the i-MiEV
October 13th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Electrics, Featured 
Tags: electric car, Electric vehicle, MIEV, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i MiEV, nissan leaf 
Comments OffRenault FRENDZY – It’s What Happens When Pretention Gets the Better of a Car Company
July 23rd, 2011 Aaron Turpen Renault has announced the “new” FRENDZY electric car. It’s basically their Kangoo ZE with a different body design. Ya, their names are stupid – don’t blame them, they’re French. Get this, though.. the company redesigns one of their products to basically create a new version of it that is, frankly, a lot more versatile in [...]
Posted in Electrics Tags: electric car, Electric vehicle, France, frendzy, renault, Renault Kangoo, Star Trek Comments OffObama’s 1M EV Goal and the Dept. of Reality
February 9th, 2011 Aaron Turpen President Obama said that having over a million electric vehicles on the road in the U.S. by 2015 is doable. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Department of Energy jumped in to back up his claims with a nifty chart and some projected sales figures. The government, of course, doesn’t bother having a Department of Reality because, [...]
Oregon Considering Pay-Per-Mile EV Tax
February 7th, 2011 Aaron Turpen by Aaron Turpen, FutureCars In brief: The State of Oregon is considering legislation that would impose a pay-per-mile tax on all non-petroleum vehicles. The word The bill before the Oregon legislature, House Bill 2328, would require drivers of non-petroleum-fueled vehicles (electric cars) to pay a use tax based on mileage . Currently, Oregon gives up to $750 [...]
Posted in Electrics Tags: electric car, Electric vehicle, Fuel tax, Global Positioning System, Oregon, Tax Comments OffBegging Government For EV Cash
January 27th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Image via Wikipedia A friend sent me a link to read an essay titled “Accelerating electrification of transportation with more government dollars or a super-light electrical vehicle strategy“. It’s an “alternative” plan to the Electric Drive Transportation Association’s “Driving Forward” government beg-a-thon document. Sadly, the proponents of electric vehicles, including many of those building them, [...]
Peugeot’s EX1 Concept – Just Ducky
September 23rd, 2010 Aaron Turpen Peugeot has come up with an electric concept roadster they’re calling the EX1. It’s.. oddly interesting, I guess. Of course, like any EV geek, I first scanned over the press release to see the stats on this thing. Here’s the rundown: 2 motors peaking at 125kW (240Nm / 177lb-ft torque) All wheel drive It’s broken [...]
