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One would think that the Gulf Oil spill would have people reconsidering their automobile choices. But that doesn’t seem like the case. While overall car sales were up in June, hybrid sales fell for the month by 19.1 percent compared to the same time last year. In fact, even year-to-date sales for models like the
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Not to be undone by the Tesla Roadster, BMW’s Megacity Vehicle series, Fisker or Mercedez Benz, Renault has launched its own sexy competitor. Curvaceous and slick, this two-seater is a complete looker. (Of course, you should bear in mind it’s a concept car and that it has a long way to go before we see
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To remove all doubt that sustainability and luxury can go together, BMW is coming out with a new urban electric vehicle — under the umbrella name Megacity Vehicle — that will hit markets in 2013. This small, sporty-looking zero-emissions car will be built via BMW’s “LifeDrive” structure, that uses lightweight carbon fiber and aluminum. The
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Can the Chevy Volt Become the New Heartbeat of America?
- by Matt Creamer
A Chevy Volt will roll into into New York City this weekend, as it wraps a 1,776-mile (get it?) journey from Austin, Texas. The trip, naturally, is a promotional stunt for the GM plug-in hybrid due in 2011. Associating sustainability with patriotism is a good and, probably, necessary idea as General Motors gets ready to
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The General Motors’ plug-in hybrid will have greater initial distribution than expected, GM chairman Ed Whitacre said as he announced the number of launched markets would be increased to 7. Now the Volt, expected to hit lots later this year, will be available in Texas, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, in addition to three
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Cars / Electric Vehicles
Tesla Updates Its Roadster. Price Yet to Be Announced
- by Matt Creamer
“Although development of the Model S is our main focus, this shows that we still care a great deal about improving the Tesla Roadster,” said Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “These improvements are a direct result of customer feedback and come only a year after release of Roadster 2.0, showing an exceptionally rapid pace of innovation.
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Tesla Motors Inc., the electric car company that has yet to post a profit, climbed as much as 12 per cent in trading a day after raising $226 million US in the first initial public offering of a U.S. carmaker in a half-century. Tesla, the maker of the $109,000 electric Roadster bought by actors Brad
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Cars / Electric Vehicles / Strange Transportation
This Swiss Electric Bike Will Blow You Away
- by Matt Creamer
If you have time for nothing else today, watch this insane video of this near flawless electric bike – Zerotracer – designed by DesignWerk in Switzerland.
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Tesla Has a Grand IPO, but the Road Ahead May Be Bumpy
- by Ami Cholia
Given that the US government wants to put one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, this enthusiasm represents a turning point in the way hybrids and EVs are treated as the future of transportation in this country.
But while the IPO is good for early investors, the shares are going to be inconsistent in the long run.
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