Electric Car Blogging

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Lotus

Nimble as they are, Lotus fans have been looking forward to something with a bit more oomph than the Elise/Exige/Europa series, and the Evora just didn’t cut it. With the start of the new year, we thought we had come that much closer to the launch of the highly anticipated new [...] [...]

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, China, Green, Crossovers/CUVs

Click above for high-res gallery of the BYD e6 crossover
The “BYD” in BYD Autos stands for Build Your Dreams, and this Chinese company is dreaming big huge. BYD is bent on becoming the world’s largest automaker, and in order to achieve that goal, it’s launched [...] [...]

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Fisker Karma
It’s been a scant 12 months since Henrik Fisker debuted the curvaceous Karma concept that bears his name, and today the former Jaguar designer returned to Detroit with a very similar looking production model and a business plan.
It’s been a [...] [...]

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

Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Toyota Prius
After teasing us for months with photos of switches and boot up screens, followed by a leak of the whole car, Toyota finally dropped the third generation 2010 Prius today in Detroit. We already heard many of [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, Chrysler, LLC., Jeep

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Jeep Patriot EV
So sayeth Chrysler and ENVI, Chrysler’s electric vehicle partner, “the Jeep Patriot EV expands our portfolio of ENVI electric-drive vehicles and is just one more example of what is possible through the technology [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Chrysler, LLC., Dodge

Click above for high-res gallery of the Dodge Circuit EV
The circuit is one of those things that makes us go “Hmmm.” It is not particularly attractive, not particularly innovative, and not particularly noteworthy except that it’s an electric car with “Dodge” written on it. [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Chrysler, LLC.

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chrysler 200C Concept
We were beginning to worry that the 300C was all Ralph Gilles had in him. But if the Chrysler 200C Concept is what Chrysler’s styling star can bring to the hitherto dull banquet of [...] [...]

Filed under: Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Green

With 150 Roadsters delivered to customers and another 1,100 people on the waiting list, Tesla decided now’s the time to release a more performance oriented version its Elise-based EV. The Tesla Roadster Sport features a hand-wound stator that increases winding density to help eliminate resistance while increasing peak torque. In conjunction [...] [...]