Archive for January 26th, 2009

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA
Executives of large companies by and large tend to skew toward the more conservative side of the political spectrum and generally eschew increased taxes on anything. However, a growing handful (see here) seems to be coming to the same realization of late, a realization that completely escapes… »

The Voltec-equipped Opel Ampera electric car will be revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, bringing GM’s electric car technology to a grateful Europe.
The Opel Ampera, as teased in the photo above, is an electric car carrying the same Voltec (formerly E-Flex) technology found on the Chevy Volt. This means the new vehicle will be… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Opel

click to enlarge the Ampera teaser
When we get to Geneva for the big show in early March, Opel will have the production of its first Voltec technology car ready to debut. The Ampera as it will be called is essentially an Opel branded version fo the Chevy Volt…. »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Vectrix

Click above for more shots of the Vectrix maxiscooter
Vectrix used the New York Motorcycle Show to introduce its two newest electric scooters last week, though we were still a bit hazy on what changes were made to the VX-1E, compared to the original VX-1, that allowed Vectrix to lower… »

As part of Chrysler Employee Pricing Plus Plus incentive package, the Mopar-mad forum fan-boys at ChallengerTalk found the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is available with Employee Pricing and 0% APR, but no cash back. [ChallengerTalk]

Original post by Ray Wert… »

As part of Chrysler Employee Pricing Plus Plus incentive package, the Mopar-mad forum fan-boys at ChallengerTalk found the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is available with Employee Pricing and 0% APR, but no cash back. [ChallengerTalk]

Original post by Ray Wert… »

As part of Chrysler Employee Pricing Plus Plus incentive package, the Mopar-mad forum fan-boys at ChallengerTalk found the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is available with Employee Pricing and 0% APR, but no cash back. [ChallengerTalk]

Original post by Ray Wert… »

As part of Chrysler Employee Pricing Plus Plus incentive package, the Mopar-mad forum fan-boys at ChallengerTalk found the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is available with Employee Pricing and 0% APR, but no cash back. [ChallengerTalk]

Original post by Ray Wert… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Green Daily

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chevrolet Orlando
In many ways, the future of the Voltec drivetrain is the future of GM. A big success with this plug-in architecture will go a long way to giving the company enough money to pay the American citizens back for that… »

Filed under: Hybrid, Infiniti
Nissan, one of the Japanese Big Three automakers and a major player in the United States market, doesn’t yet offer its own hybrid technology in a production model. Instead, it opts to license the fuel-saving bits and pieces from rival Toyota for its Altima midsize sedan. Not any longer. News is coming… »