As small as the Auris? Toyota will debut a small, limited range electric vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show in January. According to early reports the new EV will be a small car intended for short range city use and it will cost about ,000. The new EV concept is to be based off a new subcompact [...] [...]
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Happy days for hybrid shoppers Hybrid sales were down 50 percent in November, and they will probably be about the same in December. Likewise, gasoline prices are now averaging .66 per gallon. So, aside from economic problems, one can only assume gas prices are significantly contributing to the hybrid sales slide. Yet, 2009 will see a number [...] [...] More expensive EVs, or cheaper, smaller vehicles? Since the bailout was announced this morning, I’ve watched quite a bit of CNBC coverage on the subject. And, both GM’s CEO and the Michigan Governor, have now claimed that EVs and battery-powered vehicles are the key to turning the US auto industry around. Is that believable? Recently, the CEO of [...] [...] Still ready for 2010 Earlier this week GM announced that a plant to build engines for both the Chevy Volt and the Chevy Cruze was being delayed pending the bailout. However, GM also announced that this delay would not delay the development of the Volt. Jon Lauckner, GM’s Vice President Global Program Management reiterated that yesterday on [...] [...] How long will Chrysler survive? So, the Big 2 have been given their bailout, although they were given an amount that was far less than they suggested they needed. Likewise, the bailout was for an amount far less than what many independent economists have claimed would be needed. Thus, is this just the beginning? Will the Obama [...] [...] With more than 100 Roadsters delivered to customers so far and more on the road each week, it’s natural for some customers to run “experiments” on them. Because we have such an entrepreneurial and highly technical customer base, many of these experiments are quite detailed and attempt to answer questions that we have in some [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green Click the image above to watch Top Gear’s review of the Tesla Roadster after the jump Tesla Motors is crying foul on a few of the claims made by Jeremy Clarkson in his recent review of the electric Roadster. You might recall that Clarkson ran out of juice while flinging the slinky Lotus-derived [...] [...] Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, Rumormill Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac Provoq Concept Through some circumstantial evidence, “rumblings” and tea leave-reading, Autoweek has come to the conclusion that General Motors may unveil a new Cadillac model at the Detroit Auto Show powered by the Chevrolet Volt‘s range-extending [...] [...] |
 
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