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Mitsubishi Uveils PX-MiEV; EV, EREV and PHEV All in One

October 1st, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, E-REV, PHEV with 131 Comments

Like all recent auto shows before it, the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will offer a showcase of new electrified vehicles.
Two examples that seem particularly important are entries from Mitsubishi and Honda.
Mitsubishi is unveiling what it calls the PX-MiEV. This crossover seems to be a conglomerate of all things; its is a plugin hybrid, a [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 131 Comments

Nissan Expects 20,000 LEAF EV Pre-Orders

September 30th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 220 Comments

The LEAF is the 100 mile range pure electric BEV that Nissan plans on launching in North America in late 2010.  The car was announced last year and only named and revealed this Spring.
Carlos Tavares is Nissan’s chairman for the Americas. He revealed that Nissan plans on taking pre-orders for the vehilce beginning in [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 220 Comments

GM Partners with Reva to Produce a Compact Electric Car

September 26th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV with 87 Comments

It is no secret that the words ‘affordable small car’ and GM are rarely heard in the same sentence these days, much less with the word electric added to the mix. I believe in India when those same words are formed as a sentence, and spoken in Hindi, it triggers earthquakes throughout the region…but don’t [...]

Posted by: Statik with 87 Comments

Nissan LEAF Will Emit Artificial ‘Blade Runner’ Engine Noise

September 18th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Safety with 239 Comments

One of many attributes of electric cars that distinguish them from those powered by gas is their silence.
This extremely blissful absence of gasoline exploding violently in steel chambers is a fringe benefit of EVs.  I can say as a daily EV driver it is indeed a pleasure.
There has long been consideration though to give EVs [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 239 Comments

New Electric Car Concepts: From the Meek Twizy to the Mighty e-Tron

September 16th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Hybrid with 222 Comments

The electric car universe has expanded dramatically an in some unexpected ways since the Chevy Volt concept was first unveiled in January 07.
This year’s Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany has brought with it several new electric car concepts that demonstrate the range of expression cars that do not run on gas can display.
Audi

At one end [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 222 Comments

GM May Partner With REVA to Produce All-Electric Chevy Spark

September 13th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV with 141 Comments

The Chevy Spark is GM’s new upcoming mini car that’s one step smaller than the Aveo.
It is a stylish little car that powered with either a 1.0 or 1.2 L engine will be able to deliver a combined fuel economy of about 50 MPG.
There are now reports that REVA, an Indian electric car company, may [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 141 Comments

Hyundai i10 Electric Car Unveiled

September 4th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 169 Comments

Add another to the growing list. It really looks like this idea of driving without gas is taking off.
Hyundai Motors of Korea has unveiled its new EV called the i10 ahead of its being shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. The company has apparently been working on the vehicle “for [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 169 Comments

3000 Miles of Driving the MINI E Pure Electric Car

September 1st, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Test drive with 308 Comments

I am one of the 100 people in New York who have leased a MINI E pure electric car. Since I can’t get a Volt yet, I figured this was the next best thing for now. I have just passed 3000 miles in over two months of driving it.
The car is a 2 seat [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 308 Comments

Honda Finally Gives in: Will Unveil Electric Car This Fall

August 22nd, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 163 Comments

Since the Volt was unveiled in January of 2007, many automakers have subsequently begun their own electric car programs.  The most advanced so far is Nissan’s with its all-electric LEAF to be launched in late 2010.
Other automakers to commit to EVs have included Chrysler, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi and many others.
The last holdout has been Honda, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 163 Comments

Are Pure Electric Car Programs Having a Negative Effect on Volt Marketing?

August 10th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, E-REV, Marketing with 462 Comments

When the Volt concept was first debuted it caught the world by surprise and was cause for inspiration. Sure there had been the EV-1 and the Tesla Roadster was in prototype stage, but most of the US population was not well exposed to the idea of electric cars.
Since the Volt subsequently garnered so much [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 462 Comments

Poll: VOLT vs LEAF

August 7th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, E-REV with 344 Comments

As soon as the Nissan LEAF electric car unveiling hit the wire, comparisons with the Volt began. It will be of interest to see what we here at GM-Volt.com think. Here’s a run down, with a poll at the end.
Design
Sure the Volt isn’t what its concept was but its no slouch either. Its [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 344 Comments

Nissan LEAF Pure Electric Car Unveiled

August 1st, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 331 Comments

Nissan has opened a new chapter in its ambitious plans to be a global leader in pure electric zero emissions vehicles.
At their new headquarters in Japan on Sunday August 2nd, the Nissan LEAF pure electric car was unveiled.
The car is a compact or C-class sedan with distinctive and special styling.  It is a 5 door [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 331 Comments

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