Electric Car Blogging

It’s not news that hybrid sales are down from one year ago, when people were still buying cars and gas prices were peaking at a gallon. But two bright spots in the hybrid market are providing evidence that hybrids can help carmakers recover in the short-run—and prosper thereafter. Those two bright spots [...] [...]

Why wasn’t it lithium?
In 2010 Ford will roll out its all electric transit van. The next year a small EV will follow. However, less battery intensive lithium hybrids and plug-in hybrids won’t hit the market until 2012 under Ford’s current plans. Why?
Ford claims their new lithium battery technology will offer 5 percent more power than [...] [...]

Already a dead car walking?
Wow. I guess headlines are the only thing that matters these days.
Today, Newsweek has an article Why traditional hybrid cars are becoming obsolete.
Why? The , 000 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid and the 0,000 Tesla Roadster of course. Yet, according to the same article, without higher fuel prices, the gasoline engine might [...] [...]