scottf200,

You now need to add Ford C-Max Energi and Ford Fusion Energi to the list.

GravityLight: lighting for developing countries.

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I have been following the various projects to bring sustainable essentials to the poorest regions of the world for a few years now....

A couple months ago, I had the distinct honor and pleasure of test driving and riding in the back of the Renault Twizy in Lehigh Acres, Florida. The owner of this US street legal Renault Twizy is a...

Based on my two recent posts:

Green Car Congress December Plug-in Sales Report

Impact of phase-out of $7,500 tax incentive on future GM EREV/PHEV and BEV sales

I am concerned about GM's...

From wikipedia's "Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles":

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I am honestly not clear on what the above says, so I can't even guessimate how / when this will all take effect,...

Green Car Congress - December Plug-in Sales Report

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See Green Car Congress article for yearly sales bar chart.

As with most business models, there is a limited window of opportunity for the model to take hold and prosper. The longer it takes for Better Place to get their vehicles and infrastructure in place,...

As an aside, you probably shouldn't pull up next to strangers, and ask them if they need to use the restroom.

scottf200,

You forgot the most important part - it has " a custom designed seven speed Xtrac transmisson", according to the article on InsideEVs:

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To me, the transmission was always the...

Here is an English language report with better details.

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Twizy Electric Runabout Is Surprise Seller in Germany

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Here is the google translation:



Regular readers of my posts will note that I have stated for years that the Renault Twizy, Opel...

Kawasaki's TT-Zero racer

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Two important pieces of information within this story:

1) Kawasaki and Honda (directly or indirectly) are now participating in the EV motocycle races, so look...

DonC,

Taking you at your word - how do you quantiify what you just said? People usually view standard metrics like 0-60 times, which are 9+ seconds for the Volt, but your BMW likely crushed that,...

I understand trying to play toward a person's passions for fun and excitement, but, neither the LEAF, nor the Volt, can compete with many ICE vehicles in their class on those terms. Now, the Tesla...

I have to disagree with Dean Devlin, and his criticism of the advertising spot with the Volt owner at the gas station. Dean kept saying that it was an electric vehicle, and the point of an electric...

DonC,

Mitt Romney is a former governor and business turnaround artist, which we need in order to address our current budget problems, especially in the areas of social security, medicare,...

Wrong and wrong.

Not sure where the source for this problem exists, but, for some reason, health insurance companies can't / won't / don't compete across state lines. If there was more...

Steverino,

Mitt Romney has made very clear statements as to why states are allowed to do things that the federal government is not. I agree with Mitt Romney that these 50 states should be 50...

MTN Ranger,

Yes, it is a very different experience not changing lightbulbs frequently. I had never realized that we were all held hostage to the "forced obsolescence" business model of lighting...

I do take exception to the line "And price usually comes down as production scales up, a basic law of economics that Romney, the multimillionaire financier, must have once known and simply...