Electric Car Blogging

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM

Things are moving along quite nicely with the development of the Chevy Volt. According to Bob Lutz, test mules of the extended-range electric vehicle are now being built atop the soon-to-be-released Chevy Cruze. This is a logical progression since the production Volt will share its Delta underpinnings with the new [...] [...]

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Videos, Hatchbacks, Toyota

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Toyota’s irritatingly slow leak of seemingly insignificant 2010 Prius teasers has shown us such riveting details as the hybrid car’s startup screen, power seat switch and some sort of all-knowing seeing-eye camera. A much more interesting set of leaks [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, I.C.E., GM

Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma
Fisker Automotive has apparently decided that 260 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque should be plenty of power to recharge some batteries. Those 260 galloping ponies will come courtesy of the General in the form of its 2.0L direct injected and turbocharged [...] [...]

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Tuners, Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, SMART

Click above for high-res image gallery of the smart fortwo BRABUS
The BRABUS edition of smart’s diminutive little fortwo is, as we like to say, officially official as of yesterday when the brand pulled the wraps off the new-for-USA model. Unlike the Europeans who have had [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green

There are three main obstacles to making electric cars a viable alternative to those powered by internal combustion engines: the weight, cost and range of the batteries. Internal combustion engines have range limits based on the size of their fuel tank, but it only takes a few minutes to dump 10-15 gallons [...] [...]

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Motorsports, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Nissan

Click above for high-res image gallery of the Braille Battery Nissan Altima Hybrid
On display at this year’s LA Auto Show is a Nissan Altima Hybrid racecar aimed at pleasing the eco-radicals of California, and the folks over at Autoblog Green. The car was first released at the [...] [...]