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 [...] [...]
The Freed minivan
OK, by American standards, the Honda Freed Minivan isn’t really a minivan, but maybe American standards are in need of changing.
Anyway, Honda is now committed to offering the Freed, built on the same platform as the Fit, in a hybrid version around 2011 according to reports, with an EV version to follow [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
California-based Coda Automotive’s electric sedan will be built by China’s Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group. Harbin Hafei will work with other Chinese carmakers to produce electric cars for its home market.
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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 [...] [...]
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