Electric Car Blogging

A Prius before plug-in conversion Just build plug-in hybrids and they will come? Not so according to another poll. Survey data by Pike Research finds that only 48 percent of Americans are willing to consider a plug-in hybrid vehicle that can achieve 40 miles of pure electric range. However, 83 percent of those interested in buying such a [...] [...]

Still less than outright bankruptcy? A Congressional Oversight Panel, according to early reports, is expected to offer “detailed analysis on the dim prospects of taxpayers recovering all of their investment into the US auto industry”. While not surprising, it is impossible not to ask, ‘how much would tax payers have lost if GM and Chrysler went [...] [...]

Do we need them far more than we care to admit? Last week a Saudi Arabian oil minister claimed that American energy independence is “a concept that is unrealistic, misguided and ultimately harmful to energy-producing and – consuming countries alike.” Moreover, interdependence between Saudi Arabia and the US will last for decades. Obviously, what else would anyone expect [...] [...]