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The Teslaficionados

For 20+ years, Eric has lived his dream in the Visual Effects industry. It wasn’t until he rode in a Roadster at it’s Santa Monica debut that he found a new passion. Eric is co-founder of Tesla owner’s Socal Greenspeed Club and thinks the future is electric. Roadster ownership is not limited to one [...] [...]

US Nissan Leaf production loaned into action

Coming soon With the help of a $1.4 billion US Department of Energy loan, Nissan is on the path towards US production of the Nissan Leaf electric car, as well the assembly of the Leaf’s lithium-ion battery packs. Limited Leaf production should begin later this year, but when the plant is fully operational, Nissan will be able [...] [...]

Best hybrid deals for 2010

Escape to the best deal after tax credits and discounts The Truth blog has carried out some analysis on hybrid vehicles that offer the greatest discount off MSRP for 2010. Not surprisingly, the hybrids that still qualify for federal tax credits fill out most of the Top 10 list. After tax credits and discounts, Ford Escape hybrid [...] [...]

Honda bringing solar hydrogen fuel cell vehicles home

Honda’s latest solar hydrogen station For years now Honda has been very focused on making fuel cell vehicles a cost-effective reality. As the cars have gotten cheaper and closer to theoretical scale, the main issue has become hydrogen. Where is the hydrogen highway? As one path to that ends, Honda has been developing solar to hydrogen stations, and [...] [...]

Will EV Rapid Chargers Kill the Gas Station?

Two competing visions for the design of public rapid chargers. Aker Wade’s unit (lef) uses the look of a gas pump, while the AeroVironment (right) take a more futuristic approach. Think, the electric car producer, announced this week at the Washington Auto Show that it is partnering with AeroVironment to commercialize rapid chargers. This [...] [...]

Toyota Vehicles: Frequently Asked Questions For Sticking Accelerator Pedal Recall and Suspension of Sales

Toyota answers frequently asked questions about the sticking accelerator pedal recall and suspension of sales. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]

A plan to be 40 percent electric by 2020?

Are Americans ready and willing? Calling foreign oil dependency “one of the most devastating policy failures of our time”, ex New York Governor, George Pataki, called for new programs to ensure that America is 40 percent electric drive vehicles by 2020. Today, most experts predict that electric drive penetration will be about 3 – 7 [...] [...]

Toyota hybrids still for sale, but does that matter?

Can’t save Toyota’s image now What can you say but, WOW? Now that Toyota has suspended production on many important models, one wonders just how low Toyota’s reputation will go. Down. Down. Down. At least, for once, it’s a good time to be a US automaker. For fans of hybrid cars, however, this is terrible news. Despite the [...] [...]