Electric Car Blogging

Time to put the past to rest?
Will next year provide a big boost in auto sales? The kind of boost that can turn losses into profits for much of the US auto industry? The kind of sales that could make a GM IPO at the end of 2010 enticing to investors?
Probably not according to a [...] [...]

Chinese roads are filling up fast
What’s the best selling car in China? That’s right. It’s GM’s Buick. And soon China could represent one of GM’s biggest markets for hybrid and electric vehicles.
So, what better way for China to capitalize on the Chinese love of Buick and build a robust Chinese auto manufacturing sector than to [...] [...]

Even more confusing with plug-in vehicles
The Mini E electric vehicle will be rated at 99 mpg according to the EPA’s preliminary methodology, while the Chevy Volt will be rated at 230 mpg.
Yet, the Mini E will cost less per month to operate according to Edmunds.
Thus, Edmunds believes that operating costs, for instance, might be a [...] [...]