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Porsche on the waiting list for Tesla Roadster

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green, Porsche Click above for high-res image gallery of Jason’s Tesla Roadster Electric vehicles… they’re so hot right now. And none are hotter at the moment than the Tesla Roadster, which looks positively sublime in Very Orange paint. Even Porsche, the longtime purveyor of some of the world’s best sporting hardware, is [...] [...]

PGO Hemera, because classic good looks never go out of style

Filed under: Time Warp, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Euro, Green Click above for more shots of the PGO Hemera PGO, a French automaker that many have likely never heard of, has spilled the beans on its latest new car, which actually looks a lot like an old car. In this case, though, we’ll forgive PGO for copying another [...] [...]

Lutz Update: Volt moves from Malibu to Cruze mules

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 [...] [...]

2010 Toyota Prius revealed more in YouTube video

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Videos, Hatchbacks, Toyota Click above to watch video after the jump 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 [...] [...]

Fisker Karma to use GM’s 2.0-liter turbo’d four

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 [...] [...]

LA 2008: U.S. smart fortwo BRABUS is officially official

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 [...] [...]

Tesla Model S sedan could have swappable battery pack

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 [...] [...]

LA 2008: Braille Battery Nissan Altima Hybrid time attack hot rod

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 [...] [...]