By Huw Evans With gas prices steadily rising over the last few months and the U.S. facing an election year, the topic has once again become highly politicized. Republicans have been eager to attack the Obama administration, citing government “over regulation” and disdain for free market policies as a major reason for continued sluggish economic growth [...] [...]
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By Philippe Crowe During an industry seminar in Brussels today, Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volvo offered his views on the critical push toward vehicle electrification. “Volvo Car Corporation urges the EU to coordinate incentives whilst supporting research and development,” said Jacoby. “The European automotive industry risks losing the present technological leadership if this doesn’t happen.” read [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Many of our readers are aware GM has been researching vehicle electrification for several years. GM’s well-known electric vehicle effort in the 90′s was the EV1, but this was not the only application of the manufacturer’s research. Another electric product was launched in 1997, with a lot less public visibility: the Chevrolet Electric S10 [...] [...] Time for Congress to act on energy independence Turning dissent into energy independence solutions Back in late 2004 and into 2005, I began an attack on JD Power’s Anthony Pratt. Why? Because he foolishly predicted that by 2010, hybrid car penetration would top out at 3 percent. I, on the other hand, believed that consumers had changed, [...] [...] A Coda EV at the LA Auto Show Code hopes to average 1000 sales per month by December We live in a world driven by hype and superficial materialism — at least in the US — and it drives me crazy, especially when automakers use hype and halo effects to fight issues like foreign oil dependence. It’s [...] [...] By Bertel Schmitt Mazda CX-5 Diesel. In Europe, half of the cars sold are diesels. In The U.S. and especially in Japan, automakers literally wrinkled their nose at oil-burning cars. This is slowly changing, says The Nikkei [sub]. In India, a market owned nearly 50 percent by Suzuki, gas prices have soared 36 percent over the past year [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Another step to answer electric vehicle range anxiety has been taken. As of Friday morning, the Oregon Department of Transportation has opened the first phase of the West Coast Electric Highway, which is anticipated to eventually stretch along Interstate 5 from the Canadian to Mexican borders. This opening was made in partnership with charging [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb Sources familiar with Volkswagen AG’s plug-in vehicle plans for VW, Porsche and Audi have said Porsche will build a plug-in hybrid version of its Panamera sedan for 2014. According to Automotive News, the timing for a U.S. introduction of this pending European Plug-in Panamera is yet to be determined, if at all. A regular [...] [...] |
 
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