Electric Car Blogging

Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchbacks, Honda, Rendered Speculation, Rumormill

According to an article in Mag-X (via Temple of VTEC), Honda is hard at work wrapping up the design for the next-gen Civic that’s expected to debut in 2011 as a 2012 model. As is customary from Honda, the Japanese, European and [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Wagons/Estates, Euro, Green, Volkswagen

2010 Volkswagen Golf Estate – click above for a high-res gallery

Take a close look at the picture above. Although it might look like a new Jetta wagon, it’s actually the New Golf Estate for Europe. Over there, they sell the load-lugging Variant as a Golf rather than a Jetta. [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Videos, Chevrolet, GM, Celebrities

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Last night, General Motors’ outgoing Car Czar, Bob Lutz, went to New York City to rebut the thrashing David Letterman gave the Chevy Volt a few weeks ago during an interview. That comedian’s criticism came during the an “interview” with [...] [...]

Filed under: Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Supercars

Ariel Atom – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Ariel, our favorite purveyors of minimalist motoring this side of a Se7en, are reportedly working on an all-new vehicle that won’t be powered by a standard engine and would “break new ground in the same way that the Atom first did.”
According [...] [...]

Filed under: Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Hatchbacks, Audi

Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery
Audi started its big push for clean diesel here in the U.S. market this spring when its big Q7 TDI finally went on sale. While the Q7 TDI is one of the most fuel efficient seven-passenger SUVs available anywhere, it’s [...] [...]

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

We all know that there is a hardcore group of consumers out there chanting the mantra of “No plug, no sale!” Okay, well, at least a few of you. The problem is that, like commenters on the internet, the loud fringe makes most of the noise, but often actually represents [...] [...]