Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM
The Chevrolet Volt raises a lot of questions. From its public unveiling in January 2007 people wondered, is it a hybrid or an electric car? Right from day 1 in December 2006 before the auto show, GM officials have called it a range extended electric car. They use the electric… »
Filed under: Diesel, Subaru, European Union, Paris Motor Show
Subaru is slowly expanding his diesel availability in Europe. Fitted with the marque’s signature boxer diesel cylinder (the only I can think of in a modern production vehicle), this diesel powertrain has been already available for a few months for the Legacy and Outback models. Following the… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, India, Tata
Tata Motors has confirmed that the rumors of an all-electric Tata Ace and the all-electric Tata Indica are true. In an unveiling in India this past week, the company took the wraps off of two lithium-ion battery-powered EV prototypes based on the Ace work truck and the Indica sedan (pictured). As… »
Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Green Daily
Hitchhiking is a very simple way to share a ride and, sometimes, share gasoline expenses and reduce carbon emissions. In the Netherlands and Belgium there are even some organized hitchhiking centers, where both car drivers and carless people register and meet to share a ride. Well, the same concept… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Green Daily, USA
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By describing the cost to charge an electric vehicle as “squishy,” Martin Eberhard begins a post on his Tesla Founders Blog on the right foot. Seriously. That’s because it’s a very difficult question to answer and it totally depends… »
Filed under: Volkswagen
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Just as the traditional black cab has been an icon of London streets for decades, little round green and white Beetles have served a similar duty in Mexico. Long after the Volkswagen Type 1 had ceased being produced everywhere else in the world, VW’s Puebla Mexico plant continued… »