Electric Car Blogging

Will trucks still sell?
I’m not predicting .00 gas in 2010. It’s possible, but so is .00 gas.
Still, what if gas prices hit .00+ for all of 2010? Wouldn’t the auto industry need another bailout? Would China bail the US out – hah! – again?
Earlier today I read that Chrysler’s biggest worry right now is gas [...] [...]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had a bit of fun at the expense of the United States government, which has repeatedly criticized his nationalization efforts.

After GM filed for bankruptcy and the US government took a 60 percent [...] [...]

It could have been lithium powered?
There was a time when it seemed that the third generation Toyota Prius was going to be powered by lithium-ion batteries. Then some cell phones and laptops exploded and, not long after, came the announcement that the new Prius would not use lithium.
According to Akira Kuroda from Toyota’s Hybrid Vehicle [...] [...]

Southern California start-up automaker Coda has announced plans to bring a new electric car to the US from China in 2010. The all-electric sedan is based on an already existing gas-powered four-door car built in Harbin, China, known as the Hafei Saibao 3. Re-engineered with a large lithium-ion battery, the Coda [...] [...]