The Ford Fusion – America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan – today was named MOTOR TREND’s 2010 Car of the Year®. The award comes hot on the heels of Fusion setting record-breaking sales for 2009. [...]
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Will it be built? There are rumors that the board of Aptera has ousted the founders of Aptera, but thus far the company is denying the claim. The founders have, however, taken some vacation time to help with cash burn, as the company’s financial troubles mount. While the Aptera 2e is close to finished, mass production of [...] [...] Limited geographic availability? At the LA Auto Show GM will release its sale’s plans for the Chevy Volt, and it appears the Volt will not be available in all GM markets. Of course, that shouldn’t really come as a surprise, since not all GM dealerships will be initially trained to service the Volt. Besides, demand for the [...] [...] A Fusion of goodness OK. A hybrid car didn’t take this year’s MotorTrend car of the year award. Still, the award-winning Ford Fusion does come in a hybrid option. Hey, at least the Fusion hybrid still qualifies for a $800 federal tax credit. So take that, conventional Fusion. [...] Does the Aptera futuristic three-wheeled vehicle have a chance to succeed in the real-world market? Or is it destined to become another visionary, but entirely impractical vehicle, much like Buckminster Fuller’s 1933 three-wheeled Dymaxion Car? Top: Aptera 2e, 2009. Bottom: Dymaxion, circa 1934. Aptera fans will not like the comparison between the two visionary vehicles. [...] [...] On track for its 2010 launch GM held a press conference today largely focused on the status of Chevy Volt battery testing. With more than 80 Volts on the road and 300 Volt battery packs under test, results have so far been excellent. Thus far more than 1/4 million test miles have been completed, including hot [...] [...] |
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