In October we wrote that California’s Air Resource Board gave the Chevy Volt a ULEV designation, meaning it didn't qualify for a $5,000 tax rebate. GM is reportedly working on a Volt that will qualify for the rebate. I not like CARB, not one bit, … [Read more...]
GM Building CARB-Approved Volt to Qualify for Additional $5,000 Rebate
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
Toyota bringing iQ EV prototype to Geneva
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Toyota, Geneva Motor Show 2009 Toyota iQ - Click above for high-res image gallery Hybrids and electric vehicles have have been front and center at auto shows over the past few years, and next month's Geneva Motor Show is … [Read more...]
PSA: Rodents could cause damage to EV battery packs
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery There are any number of potential disasters that could befall your precious new automobile. One of them, though, may prove … [Read more...]
Honda to showcase EV concept and plug-in hybrid platform at Geneva show
Thursday 02/10/ By Leave a Comment
Honda’s EV Concept electric vehicle and a platform for mid-size plug-in hybrid vehicles will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show. The concepts were unveiled at the LA Auto Show in November 2010 (earlier post) and will be shown at Geneva as … [Read more...]
Hyundai unveils Blue-City CNG hybrid bus
Thursday 02/10/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: Transportation Alternatives, Hyundai, Natural Gas, Asia Recently, South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Company, peeled back the curtain to unveil the latest addition to its sub-brand Blue Drive; the compressed natural gas (CNG) … [Read more...]
ADA Technologies awarded $70k contract to develop advanced electrochemical ultracapacitors for military hybrids
Monday 02/07/ By Leave a Comment
ADA Technologies, Inc. (earlier post) received a $70,000 contract from the US Army for Phase I research into the development of advanced electrochemical ultracapacitor systems for use in hybrid electronic vehicles (HEVs) for high power military … [Read more...]
Obama’s Goal of 1 Million Plug-ins by 2015 Probably Won’t be Reached
Thursday 02/03/ By Leave a Comment
Photo: Michael Graham Richard But Aiming High Was the Right Thing to Do Obama has set a goal for the U.S. of having 1 million plug-in cars (that can include plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars) on the roads of the country by 2015, a target that … [Read more...]
The Problem with Auto Brand Home Chargers: Your Ford Volt is Ready
Thursday 02/03/ By Leave a Comment
Let’s say I buy a Chevrolet Volt, and in a few years I sell my home to a Focus Electric owner. Sure, it should still charge your car, but do you want to charge your Ford with a Chevy charger? The Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, and Ford Focus Electric all … [Read more...]
Some hybrids are great buys according to Kiplinger
Tuesday 02/01/ By Leave a Comment
The Prius cannot be denied Many hybrids are class leaders OK. It's not that big a deal that Kiplinger's best car values for 2011 includes a number of hybrid vehicles as most fuel efficient vehicles in their segment for fuel economy. Big whoop, right? … [Read more...]
Videos: James Lipton tries to find plural of Prius in Toyota ‘Wordliness’ series
Tuesday 02/01/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota James Lipton and guests work out the correct plural of Prius - Click above to watch video after the jump Toyota is still working hard to find the plural for the word Prius. Joining in to lend a hand is James Lipton, … [Read more...]