Electric Car Blogging

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, USA
Click to enlarge and for more spy shots of the Chevy Volt
The question of when and where the world will finally be properly introduced to the highly-anticipated Chevy Volt has been answered. Interested? Yeah, we thought so. Later this month, likely either on Monday, Sept. 15th or Tuesday, Sept. 16th, [...] [...]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Green Daily

A pretty typical American summer vacation is loading up the car and going on a road trip to see some of this nation’s history – Washington, D.C. or that harbor in Boston, for example. If you’re a little more concerned about America’s future, take a page from the video-happy [...] [...]

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in

With expected onslaught of new plug-in vehicles over the next few years, there will surely be some increased demand for electrical generating capacity. However, with coal being the dominant source of energy for power plants in the United States, the total life cycle benefits are questionable. There is of course the [...] [...]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Aptera, USA
Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 e
Aptera has been making some key hires these last few months in an effort to bring together the best team possible, to make its three-wheeled electric vehicle as good as they can be and to bring them to market as quickly [...] [...]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chrysler
Click the Dodge Zeo for a high-res gallery
As has become the custom in recent years, Chrysler unveiled a trio of concept vehicles at last January’s Detroit Auto Show. This years designs all had one thing in common: electric drive. The Jeep Renegade and Chrysler EcoVoyager were both range extended EVs while the [...] [...]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, SMART
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We’re already jealous of people who get to test drive the all-electric smart ed, but what about people who get to drive them day after day? Daimler released photos today (see gallery below) of just such a test fleet in Islington, UK. The test of the diminutive two-seaters is being [...] [...]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
On Monday September 1, SB Li Motive Co. officially went into business with the goal of producing automotive grade lithium ion batteries by 2011. The company is a joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI. Samsung SDI already has experience with consumer electronics batteries and Bosch will work with the Korean company [...] [...]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, Green Daily

Now that we’ve seen at least a blurry vision of the Chevy Volt’s exterior and a Photoshopped front end (above), how about hearing a bit more about the inside, specifically the batteries? According to GM’s master of ceremonies vice chairman, Bob Lutz, the lithium ion battery packs that are [...] [...]