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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Chevy Volt gets $5,000 Tax Credit

The US Federal Government gives each new hybrid a tax credit of varying amounts – depending on a number of factors.  House Resolution 6899 contained a sneaky little provision granting purchases of the Chevy Volt a whopping $5,000 tax credit.  That is, to my knowledge, the largest tax credit available for any vehicle.  I personally [...]

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2010 Chevy Volt Spied

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the real deal.  You’re looking at the production version of the 2010 Chevrolet Volt Electric Car.  These shots were taken from the Transformers 2 movie set.  The last pic shows the rear of the Volt clearly – the letters VOLT are unmistakable.  So as you can see, the Volt doesn’t [...]

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2010 Chevy Volt Interior Spied

Holy iPod batman, that’s the Volt’s interior!  If you’re like me, the first thing that sprang to your mind just now is – how very Mac of Chevy.  You’re looking at the center stack of the revolutionary 2010 Volt, and it simply screams iPod.  Not that the iPod is bad ( there are more around [...]

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2010 Chevy Volt Preview

Chevy recently gave us a sneak peak at the production version of the revolutionary electric Volt.  Naturally they didn’t peel back the curtain all the way, but they did give a glimpse.  The front end ( at least the part we can see ) looks like, well, a conventional car.  A very modern conventional car, [...]

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Tesla Roadster gets 300 HP rating

Unofficially, that is.  That lofty number is claimed by a Norwegian car importer – they actually say at or over 300 HP.  That number will probably be realistic for the updated drivetrain due soon. The current production models are likely to be rated slightly lower than that. HP ratings for electric cars are always difficult, [...]

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