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Nissan releases sketch of new light commercial electric van
Nissan has released a concept sketch of a new light commercial electric-vehicle based on the NV200 Concept.
“The low-cost multi-purpose vehicle would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital or van and taxi drivers to enter urban areas where CO2 emissions are restricted,” Nissan said in a statement. “The van is one of four [...]
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GM’s other plug-in hybrid vehicles won’t have ‘Volt’ badging
In what we think is a good decision, General Motors said that its other plug-in hybrid offerings will not have Volt branding on them to identify with the compact plug-in hybrid that will launch later next year. By contrast, Toyota is planning to make a family of hybrid vehicles that will carry the Prius badging.
“Our [...]
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Fisker picks distributor to sell Karma in Europe, looking to sell in China
Fisker Automotive announced that it has picked a large distributor to sell its plug-in hybrid vehicles in Europe and is also looking for a similar deal in China. CEO Henrik Fisker said that the company will announce the name of the distributor group as early as Wednesday. It is reported that the distributor has more [...]
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BMW to produce carbon fiber on a large scale for MegaCity vehicles
According to a BMW spokesman, the automaker has teamed up with carbon fiber specialist SGL Group to produce lightweight parts for its MegaCity electric vehicle from its Project i department. The spokesman told AutoCar that two plants will be built in Germany and North America to produce carbon fiber parts on a “large scale” for [...]
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Frank Weber leaves Chevrolet Volt team to return to Opel
German-born engineer Frank Weber, who is in charge of General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid program, will be moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel.
A GM spokesman said that he will be replaced by Doug Parks, who has been working at Opel since 2007 as chief engineer for GM’s global compact [...]
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Ford teams up with Azure for battery-electric Transit Connect, due out in 2010
FoMoCo announced today that it has teamed up with Azure Dynamics Corporation to deliver a pure battery electric Ford Transit Connect van for the United States and Canadian markets in 2010. Ford said that Azure will integrate its Force Drive battery electric drive train in the Transit Connect van for commercial and retail use.
The joint effort [...]
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California locks in Tesla Model S plant with tax deal incentive
In an effort to ensure that Tesla builds its Model S electric-sedan in California, the state has struck a tax incentive agreement with the San Carlos company. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office said that a state agency will temporarily hold a title worth of $320 million equipment to be purchased by Tesla and will not pay [...]
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Tesla Roadster goes 313 miles at Global Green Challenge in Australia
If you’re one of the 900 Tesla Roadster owners out there you have to live with a very hard choice – you can either drive efficiently and show off how many miles you traveled on a single charge or you can throw the efficiency part out of the window and show off how you can [...]
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Fisker buys GM plant for $18 million, will build Chevy Volt competitor
As reported yesterday, Fisker Automotive confirmed today that it has purchased General Motors’ Wilmington, Delaware plant, which produced that Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice and the Opel GT until July.
Fisker said that it has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co., formerly known as the wonderful General Motors Corp. to purchase the Wilmington plant [...]
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New York company to team up with REVA to roll out EVs in 2010
Bannon Automotive, a New York based company, has received a state package of grants and tax incentives worth close to $7 million to build a plant in Syracuse that will churn out electric plug-in hatchbacks as early as late 2010, reports MSNBC.
The company hopes to have their financing in order by the end of this [...]
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2010 Suzuki Kizashi prices start at under $19,000
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2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder coming to LA, prices start at $61,200
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Fiat 500 with a 1.4L Mutliair coming in 4th quarter of 2010
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Jeep will move over to Fiat platforms in 2013, “I live. I ride. I am. Jeep”
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New Dodge 7-passenger crossover and C-segment on the way
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BREAKING: Only 500 more Dodge Vipers will be made, replacement coming in 2012
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Review: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS, no longer your daddy’s car
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Review: 2010 GMC Terrain shows how GMC is evolving
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Review: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, look here for impressive fuel-efficiency numbers
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Review: 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost, high-performance can be economical
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Review: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO – It’s SHOw Time
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Review: 2010 Mazda3, it’s smiling at you… and you should smile back
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Review: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S with PDK, launch-control active
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