Electric Car Blogging

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Etc., Green, Tech, Celebrities

What’s this? A Mr. William H. Gates, III, (that would be Bill Gates of Microsoft fame, of course) is listed as one of the inventors on a recent patent application for an “Electromagnetic engine.” What’s that mean? According to the filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the [...] [...]

Filed under: Trends, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota

2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for a high-res image gallery
The well-publicized battle for hybrid sales supremacy between Honda and Toyota has taken yet another intriguing turn. According to Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, Toyota is saying that it expects to take 40,000 preorders in Japan for its new 2010 Prius hybrid [...] [...]

Filed under: Car Buying, Trends, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Trucks/Pickups, Green

2009 BMW 335d – Click above for high-res gallery
Just the other day, Volkswagen revealed that it is having little trouble selling diesel versions of the Jetta here in the United States. Fellow German automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz, however, apparently aren’t finding the oil-burning road quite so [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Cadillac, GM

Cadillac Converj – Click above for a high-res image gallery
At the Detroit Auto Show in January, General Motors surprised the crowd with a concept coupe called the Cadillac Converj. Built on the same Voltec platform as the Chevrolet Volt, the Converj was seen as a way for GM [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Trucks/Pickups, Green

Last year at the SAE World Congress, Raser Technologies announced it had, along with FEV, designed a plug-in hybrid powertrain for large trucks. Earlier this year, Pacific Gas and Electric ordered two converted vehicles that use this lithium ion system for testing in their fleet. The potentially exciting number here is [...] [...]

Filed under: Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Tech, Chevrolet, GM

Click above to watch videos test drives of Chevrolet’s Volt prototype
General Motors has begun doling out test drives of its Chevrolet Volt prototypes to the salivating media. AutoblogGreen is scheduled for some time behind the wheel in short order, but some bigger names have already written [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, China, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, Misc. Auto Shows

Chang’An e301 concept – Click above for an image gallery
Chinese automaker Chang’An has a new crossover concept to show at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show. Based on the sort-of translated press release, we’re betting the e301 uses some kind of electric drivetrain. But beyond that, we’ll charitably [...] [...]