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The Chevy Volt is a very polarizing vehicle, but one thing that can’t be argued are sales numbers, and GM expects to sell more Volts next year by 25%, prompting them to retool their facilities for increased production. GM’s initial estimates for Chevy Volt sales in 2010 was about 15,000 vehicles. By the end of [...]
On Tuesday, GM broke ground on what will be the first electric motor plant built by a major automaker when it opens in 2013. Here GM will build a new rear-wheel drive electric motor…for what? Please please please let it be some kind of sporty Volt-esque plug-in hybrid with rear-wheel drive! I am a Ford [...]
Opponents of electric cars say that EV’s are too expensive and don’t go far enough for most people. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, however, thinks an affordable EV with a 350 mile range is just years away. That seems awfully optimistic to me, as the closest thing to a mass market EV, the Nissan Leaf, [...]
Fleet managers rated rising, volatile fuel prices as their top concern for 2011, over driver safety and cost savings, according to a survey conducted by General Electric Capital Fleet Services during the 2011 NAFA Institute and Expo. The survey shows that 28% of the 105 corporate fleet managers they questioned will introduce electric vehicles into [...]
Is there anything Google can’t do? Apparently not. Already a tech giant on the internets, Google has been branching out to other spheres of late and is now scheming with Ford to reduce your commute times and increase your vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Google’s Prediction API uses Google’s famous algorithms to track your driving habits, pulling [...]
Spring is in the air. The trees are going green. Bugs are emerging from beneath the sacred earth, flowers are blooming, and pollen is clobbering our sinuses like never before. There’s something else in the air…airships? Yes, it seems airships are making a comeback, nearly a quarter-century after this infamous event effectively put the kibosh [...]
There’s been a lot of talk about electrifying the Formula 1 racing series. Two French companies have gone the extra mile though and built an all-electric Formula 1 car…that just happens to be the fastest electric car in the world. This joint project came from two French companies, FCI and Formulec, who gathered scores of [...]
However, the 2011 season began with a whimper this past weekend at Infineon Raceway, as only 4 bikes made it to the grid. The top two bikes came from the top two electric motorcycle manufacturers- Brammo and Zero. To me, this shows the clear advantage that can be gained with actual production. Although these companies are not selling anywhere near the volume of the major OEM’s, they each have experience in building bikes that can meet consumer demands, as well as income to help support their racing efforts. This sets them far ahead of the competition, many of whom are developing all-new bikes on limited funds.
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