By Larry E. Hall G.M. exhibited the XP-883, a small plug-in hybrid commuter car, in 1974. When talking about the origin of the Chevrolet Volt range-extended plug-in vehicle, General Motors paints a picture that has top GM executives and engineers in a January 2006 meeting right after the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The [...] [...]
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Is the Range Rover Evoque—a two-door $50,000 small SUV—the right formula for Land Rover? In a sign of the time, Land Rover last week unveiled the new compact Range Rover Evoque, the company’s smallest, lightest and most fuel efficient vehicle ever produced. Customers will have a choice between four-wheel-drive and two-wheel-drive versions. The two-door model, [...] [...] The Voltecs of foreign oil dependence Pulling the plug on oil dependence The highly anticipated Chevy Volt will be available for sale later this year, but only in a few select markets, which is probably a good thing, as there won’t be very many Volts available. Inevitably, GM’s Volt roll out plans demonstrate that the road to oil [...] [...] 30 percent lighter than aluminum Lightening the plug-in load Despite massive obstacles against plugging in the future of the auto industry, the electrification of a significant chunk of the automotive future seems inevitable. Yet, the success of the plug might be dependent upon more than just cheaper, smaller and more powerful batteries. Instead, a significant reduction in vehicle [...] [...] SHANGHAI, China – Ford Motor Company has delivered its best ever first-half new vehicle sales of 301,524 units in China during the first six months of 2010. The record-setting performance delivered robust growth of 53 percent compared to sales figures from January to June 2009. [...] |
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