2009 February 05 | Electric Car Blogging

Technology: Do the Big 3 have the right stuff?

Can this car save Chrysler?
So, Big 3 automakers are at the Washington Auto Show trying to prove to the White House and Congress that they have the right technology to reduce foreign oil dependency and fight global warming?
But do they really?
Probably the most iconic example of next generation American auto technology is the Chevy Volt. [...] [...]

Hybrid sales tank in January, but…

Prius sales down 28.6 percent
Sales of hybrid cars, like all vehicles, were hammered in January, down 31.2 percent according to GCC. Yet, it might not be as bad as it seems.
Sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3 percent. So relative to the overall market, sales of hybrid vehicles seem to be stabilizing to some extent.
Still, that [...] [...]

Super Bowl MVP picks an Escalade hybrid

The latest bling for the NFL
Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes will soon be the owner of a new Cadillac Escalade hybrid thanks to his MVP Award.
Do you care?
[...]

5,000 Ford plug-in hybrids per year in 2012

A plug-in hybrid at HybridFest
Ford and Johnson Controls-Saft have agreed to a 5 year partnership where Johnson Controls will provide lithium batteries, as well as “mechanical, electrical, electronic and thermal components” for Ford’s plug-in hybrid vehicles.
The first plug-in hybrids developed under the partnership will hit the road in 2012 and the partnership has a goal [...] [...]

Peugeot delaying launch of plug-in hybrid?

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Tech, Paris Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Peugeot, Citroen

Peugeot plans to offer its 3008 CUV with a diesel-electric hybrid by 2011. The step after that is to add plug-in capability, but those plans have been pushed back “a year or two” because of the economy. With R&D budgets pinched by slim sales, the [...] [...]

Tesla one-make racing series: Nothing factory-backed, for now

Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green

If Jeremy Clarkson’s review of the Tesla Roadster proved anything, it’s that the electric sportscar can keep a good pace around a race track. While the Roadsters’ acceleration leaves little to be desired, its limited range and propensity to overheat when kept near its limit for long periods of time, [...] [...]

Alter your Mindset: Electric German city car gets first drive

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Euro, Green

Click above for gallery of the Mindset electric car
Looking to all the world like the modern reinterpretation of the classic Karmann Ghia body shell with the addition of a shooting brake-style rear hatch is a new electric car concept from Swedish automaker Mindset. Unlike that rear-engined machine based on the seminal [...] [...]

Mullaly rings man who chooses Ford Fusion Hybrid over Toyota Prius

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Ford

When applicants were first being interviewed to replace Bill Ford as the top man in the Blue Oval Office, we wonder what exactly the process included. It turns out that in addition to being a pretty good salesman, Alan Mulally is also adept at making house calls. The FoMoCo CEO personally [...] [...]

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