Electric Car Blogging

No funding for innovation and out-of-the-box thinking So, the government has pumped tens of billions into GM. Likewise, GM has requested at least an additional $10 billion in loans from the Energy Department. However, GM has been opposing new legislation moving through Congress that would make companies like Aptera eligible for Federal loans because they aren’t big [...] [...]

Ford’s Car of the Year? Three hybrid cars have been picked as candidates for the 2010 North American Car of the Year. The Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion hybrid are among the 15 contenders picked by automotive journalists from the US and Canada. The winner will be picked at the 2010 Detroit Auto [...] [...]

Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV There was a long parade of plug-in cars at last month’s Frankfurt Auto Show. This month, it’s Japan’s turn to unveil a new crop of plug-in hybrids at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opens to the [...] [...]