Electric Cars

2011 Chevy Volt Priced from $41000

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Talk about a letdown. Surely you remember the back and forth, and back again when it came to the Volt’s price. First it was under $30k, then over $40k, then low thirties, etc etc. At least that soap opera is over… though I don’t think it’s good news for Chevy or for would-be Volt buyers. [...]

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2011 Nissan Leaf Sold Out

The 2011 Nissan Leaf is sold out. Seven months before deliveries begin, and Nissan has already received enough reservations to declare 2010 production units completely sold out. This only applies to US customers, of course – there may still be some units available for reservation in Japan. To date, Nissan has received deposits for 13,000 [...]

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Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Concept

Even before the Chevy Volt has hit the ground (or even had a solid price announced) Chevy revealed another car based on the Volt architecture. The Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept is a crossover type vehicle based on the Volt’s underpinnings. In fact, the MPV5 even uses the exact same powertrain – a 150 HP 4 [...]

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Over 6,000 reserve a Nissan Leaf

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It’s been less than a week since Nissan starting allowing certain customers to reserve their very own Leaf electric car. In that short time, over 6,000 customers have paid the $99 deposit to get their name on the list. That’s quite a lot, considering that Nissan is still limiting reservations to a select group of [...]

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2011 Nissan Leaf Priced Right

Since the American electric car market is so extremely new, no one really knows how to price their offerings. Look at Chevy, for instance. Though the Volt isn’t strictly an electric car, it is aimed at the same market. Chevy has been all over the map with regards to the Volt’s pricing. Nissan isn’t interested [...]

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2010 Nissan Leaf EV Electric Car

Nissan hasn’t really played the hybrid game. Besides the Toyota-technology very limited production Altima Hybrid, Nissan has nothing for sale with an electric motor. Before you assume that Carlos Ghosn and company have been asleep at the wheel, Nissan has been planning something bigger. Rather than compete against the hybrid Juggernaut that Toyota has become, [...]

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Tesla Model S Unveiled

Like the Tesla Roadster, the Model S is an all-electric car.  No range extenders, no hybrid powertrains, just 100% electric powered.  At first glance, the Model S looks like an elegant combination of a Maserati and an Aston Martin ( rear view ).  In other words, gorgeous, and befitting of what a ~$50,000 car should [...]

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Why would you want an Electric Car?

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you might want an electric car?  Many folks have already forgotten the high gas prices of the recent past, when electric cars would have made more economic sense.  Since we’ve enjoyed a few months of cheap gas, electric cars aren’t at the front of everyone’s mind any [...]

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