Archive for 'Hybrid Cars'
Does Zap! have an electric SUV up its sleeve?
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Zap Might more be going on at Zap then we had previously heard ? Considering the number of previous product promulgations that subsequently never materialized we aren't holding our breath, but who knows, maybe this time there is a wolf . What's the news/rumor this time?
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At Witz’ End – Detroit 2010: Detroit recovers, Lutz pontificates
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: GM , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Detroit Auto Show , At Witz End Bob Lutz speaking at the 2009 LA Auto Show Attending the 2003 Detroit Auto Show , my first as a journalist in 15 years, I was stunned by the excitement and optimism of the people involved and the depth and breadth of the product on display. "This is the Golden Age of the Automobile," I thought
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Lotus gets animated with its Omnivore engine technology
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: Diesel , Emerging Technologies , Ethanol , Flex-Fuel , Lotus , HCCI Omnivore [(om-nuh-vawr)]: An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals. Human beings and bears, for instance, are omnivores. So says Dictionary.com , at least.
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Autocar takes a closer look at the Citroën Revolte concept
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Citroen Citroen REVOLTe - Click above for high-res image gallery Last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show , quirky French automaker Citro
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EnerDel shows off battery production facility, plans for $237 million expansion
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Volvo , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Th!nk (Think) EnerDel's Fisher, IN facility - Click above for high-res image gallery Enerdel's announcement of a big investment to make more lithium-ion batteries in Indiana - $237 million for the company's third site in the state - gave Governor Mitch Daniels a chance to explain how his state can go through the same transformation on the advanced powertrain front that he himself has. "I've always been an internal combustion guy," he said, "but I have been converted in every way to electric vehicles
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Tata Nano price could triple for U.S. market
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: North America , USA , Tata Tata Nano - Click above for high-res image gallery Tata Motors used the timing of the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month to unveil its tiny little Nano here in North America for the first time, and we went to see the car in person. Click here to read our thoughts . At the time, there were some rumblings that the future Americanized Nano might sell for as little as $5,000, but Detroit News is reporting that a source inside the company is projecting a price tag closer to $8,000 when the car hits the United States in about three years time
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Reinert: Toyota won’t sell upcoming EV; lease or car-sharing options available instead
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota Toyota FT-EV II concept - click above for high-res image gallery Early in the last decade, Toyota got a lot of credibility from electric vehicle advocates for actually selling many of its RAV4-EVs rather than just leasing them and crushing them. Many of those vehicles are still on the road today and fetch a fair chunk of change when they show up on eBay. The same fate seems unlikely to be repeated for the next round of Toyota EVs
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Video: Charge! TTXGP movie trailer released
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , Racing Charge - Click above to watch video after the jump While you can already order yourself up a 2-disc DVD set featuring plenty of never-before-seen footage, exclusive interviews and commentary from last summer's TTXGP on the Isle of Man for the tidy sum of
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Project Get Ready Rhode Island looking for 10,000 electric vehicles in five years
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Ford Ford PHEV Escape - Click above for high-res image gallery How many plug-in vehicles should there be in the smallest state in the U.S.? Project Get Ready Rhode Island thinks about 10,000. That's the group's stated goal for 2015, which would mean that two percent of the state's registered vehicles would have a plug in just five years
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Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Aveo caught post-Detroit
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Eco Autos.
Filed under: MPG , Chevrolet 2011 Chevrolet Aveo spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery The Chevrolet Aveo RS concept received a fairly warm reception at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show .
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