Category Archives: Electric Cars
- April 2, 2009
- 520 Tesla S Sedans Reserved In One Week– also posted in Tesla
Tesla says that 520 S Model all electric sedans have been reserved by customers in first week since it was announced. Each customer must pay a $5,000 reservation fee, which is refundable if they choose not to buy the car.
The base price for the Model S, which will be available starting in 2010, is $49,900 [...]
- January 22, 2009
- The Car of the Future Promised for October– also posted in Concept Cars
The car of the future is almost here. Aptera Motors has rolled out the first pre-production model of the 2e, an all-electric three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200 mpg and goes 100 miles on a charge.
It’s a significant milestone for the Southern California startup, which plans to put the first cars in driveways [...]
- September 30, 2008
- German Supertuner RUF Building an Electric Porsche– also posted in Porsche
The speedmeisters at German tuning haus RUF are hard at work developing an electric version of the Porsche Cayman that could go head-to-head with the Tesla Roadster, and we could see it as early as next month.
The car will feature a 150-kilowatt motor (about 201 horsepower) producing 479 ft-pounds of torque, and its lithium-ion battery [...]
- September 23, 2008
- Chrysler’s Promise: An EV By 2010– also posted in Chrysler
Chrysler, all but left for dead by most industry watchers, surprised just about everyone in Detroit this morning by announcing it has not one but three electric vehicles in the pipeline and we’ll see the first of them in showrooms by 2010.
The stunning announcement instantly propelled the smallest of the Big Three automakers to the [...]
- July 3, 2008
- Japan’s New Green Car Push– also posted in Hybrids
Detroit will have to work hard to catch Japanese automakers in the race to produce hybrids, electric cars, cleaner diesels, and fuel-cell vehicle.
Since General Motors (GM) first showed its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid (BusinessWeek.com, 1/7/07) concept car at the North American International Auto Show in January 2007, the industry hype has been unrelenting.
Any lingering concerns [...]
