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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

Nissan May Unveil Three Production EVs Including an SUV Next Week and Wireless Charging Capability

July 25th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 190 Comments

Nissan has made it clear they intend to enter the electric car market aggressively.  They have been working on lithium ion batteries for years since first showing the Altra concept 17 yeas ago, and have developed a unique large format laminate battery in a partnership with NEC.
For over a year the Japanese automaker has given [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 190 Comments

Exec Explains Why Nissan is Betting on Pure Electric Vehicles

July 14th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 506 Comments

Nissan has announced that it will be unveiling a global pure electric vehicle in Japan on August 2nd. The yet-to-be-seen 5 seat compact car will begin mass production in late 2010 and will be available in the North American market. It will have a 100 mile electric range. The image above is [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 506 Comments

The Electric Car Race is Underway, Who Will Win?

July 12th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Hybrid, PHEV with 171 Comments

What started as a concept and dream 2 and 1/2 years ago when the Volt was first unveiled has now evolved into an all out race to build the winning mass production electric car. At this point there are three major players in the field and a lot of smaller ones. GM, Nissan, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 171 Comments

Driving the MINI E Electric Car: The First 1200 Miles

July 8th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 356 Comments

On June 12th I took delivery of MINI E #412. As of now I have driven the car over 1200 miles. Though this site is about the Chevy Volt, and that is the car I hope to drive one day, as an advocate for the electrification of the automobile I took the opportunity [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 356 Comments

GM VP: Plug-in SUV on Track, Pure EV Under Consideration

July 7th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, PHEV with 275 Comments

Tom Stephens is GM’s VP of product development, the position formerly held by Bob Lutz. In a new interview with Reuters, Stephens provided some insight on GM’s electric vehicle plans.
Stephens intends to be aggressive about staying ahead of the competition when it comes to delivering an electric car to the masses. “I can [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 275 Comments

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Wishes the Chevy Volt Well as His Company is Awarded $465 Million in DOE Loans

June 23rd, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Financial with 266 Comments

Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla Motors, the company credited with jump starting the nascent electric car revolution, and inspiring Bob Lutz to conceive the Volt. Musk was the founder of PayPal who made his fortune by selling it, and besides Tesla also also founded a private space exploration company.
Musk is a man of [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 266 Comments

Nissan Plans to Build EVs and Batteries in USA

June 20th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Original GM-Volt Interviews with 97 Comments

In an effort to gain access to US government green loans, Nissan has intentions to build both an EV assembly plant and a lithium-ion battery production facility in the United States, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei.
The company will invest between $500 million and $1 billion in the operation.
Nissan presently has a plant in Smyrna Tennessee.  [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 97 Comments

Taking Delivery of the MINI E Electric Car

June 16th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 183 Comments

On Friday June 12th I took delivery of an electric MINI Cooper, car #412.
After registering on a waiting list, I was chosen as one of the 100 people in New York State who would get to participate in a one-year close-ended lease of the pure electric car.  BMW, the parent of MINI, is calling this [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 183 Comments

Mitsubishi Becomes First Automaker in World to Mass Produce Electric Car: Unveils Production Version i MiEV

June 5th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 170 Comments

On Friday, Mitsubishi motors unveiled the production version of its i MiEV pure electric car. It begin production of the vehicle Thursday at its plant in Okayama Japan.
The car has a 16 kwh lithium-ion battery pack. The pack is 333 V and composed of 88 large format cells produced by a joint [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 170 Comments

Yet Another Electric Car Start-up: Coda Automotive and its “Mainstream” Sedan

June 3rd, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors with 123 Comments

On June 3rd the world was notified of yet another new electric car start-up company along with its first vehilce of the same name.  Coda Automotive is the brainchild of  Miles Rubin who also founded Miles Automotive, the maker of low speed EVs.
Headquartered in Santa Monica California the new company stated its intentions to mass [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 123 Comments

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