Consumer Reports Finally Gets To Drive Their Fisker Karma
Click here to view the embedded video. Consumer Reports has their Fisker Karma back from the dealership, and has finally been able to get their driving impressions. The folks at CR are apparently being...
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Opel Ampera Gets 7,000 Pre-Orders In Europe
Opel has taken 7,000 pre-orders for the Ampera (aka the Chevrolet Volt), and looks to be on their way to meeting their 10,000 unit goal for 2012. Hot on the heels of being named European Car of the...
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A123 Systems Recalling Battery Packs Used In Fisker Karma, Other Cars
A123 Systems will be replacing battery packs built at their Livonia, Michigan plant that contain prismatic cells – the same type used in the Fisker Karma. The recall is estimated to cost A123 about...
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April Plug-In Car Sales: Toyota Prius Wins, Chevrolet Volt Takes Second,...
It was a good month for the Toyota Prius Plug-In, with the newest plug-in car outselling the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf in April. Pent-up demand and the desire to outdo your neighbors in Marin...
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Cadillac ELR Greenlit For Late 2013, Detroit-Hamtramck Gets $35 Million...
GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant will get a $35 million investment to build the Cadillac ELR, a luxury coupe that uses the Chevrolet Volt’s gasoline-electric drivetrain. Automotive News reports that the...
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GM Wants To Build 500,000 Electrified Vehicles Annually By 2017
General Motors is looking to sell 500,000 vehicles with electrification technology by 2017, but the bulk of its focus will be on EVs or plug-in cars rather than conventional hybrids. While hybrid...
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Volkswagen XL1 Ready For Prime Time
Afew years after its debut in concept form, Volkswagen is readying the ultra-efficient XL1 on a limited production basis. The XL1 could cost as much as 70,000 pounds (or $106,000), and return as much...
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Green Vehicles Getting Little Traction In China
Despite strong pushes from the government and auto makers, hybrid and plug-in cars aren’t gaining much ground in China. A report by La Tribune pegs registrations for these vehicles at a mere 0.17...
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 2007 ZENN Electric
Between the release of Who Killed the Electric Car and the availability of real-world-capable full-electric vehicles for reasonable prices, golf-cart-esque electric LSVs (Low Speed Vehicles) sold in...
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