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EV Charging Station Tax Breaks End Saturday

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Cecil Helton

Congress has taken no action on extending charging station tax credits, so as of Saturday, December 31, the program officially ends. Read More

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GM: We’ll Buy Your Volt Back, Fix if Needed

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Cecil Helton

There’s no doubt that when it comes to electric vehicles, especially the Chevrolet Volt, they’ve sure made some sparks in regards to news-making events. One might even say sparks fly and catch fire! Bad puns aside, we’re hoping the trend of the … Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged chevrolet, Chevrolet Volt, chevy, Chevy Volt, Consumer Reports, CR, electric car, electric car batteries, electric car insurance, electric cars, electric vehicles, ev, EVs, general motors, GM, NHTSA, NHTSA investigation, nhtsa-safety-scores |

GM Offering Loaner Cars to Volt Owners

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Cecil Helton

“We don’t think there’s an immediate fire risk,” said GM North American President Mark Reuss. “This is a post-crash activity.” Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged chevrolet, Chevrolet Volt, Chevy Volt, crash test, electric car, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, ev, general motors, GM, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, NHTSA investigation, safety defect, volt |

Delayed Crash Test Fire and Tranny Troubles for GM

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Cecil Helton

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched two new investigations on General Motors automobiles. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged Automatic transmission, chevrolet, Chevrolet Volt, chevy, Chevy Volt, Crash testing, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, federal agency, federal government, federal investigation, general motors, GM, lithium ion, lithium ion batteries, lithium ion battery, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Recall |

Fisker Karma Gets 20 MPG: Worst “Green” Car Ever?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Cecil Helton

Despite federal loans and promises to utilize a defunct General Motors manufacturing plant to produce their cars, Fisker has outsourced production and their cars aren’t being built in the United States. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged alternative fuel, alternative fuels, auto manufacturers, auto manufacturing, electric car, electric vehicle, eMPG, ev, extended range EV, Federal Loan, fuel economy, MPG, offshore, outsourced, sports car, United States Government |

Fisker Got Half-Billion Dollar Government Loan, But Offshores Manufacturing

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cecil Helton

An extended-range electric vehicle (EV), the Fisker Karma employs a powertrain similar to that in the Chevrolet Volt. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged alternative fuel, alternative fuels, auto manufacturers, auto manufacturing, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, extended range EV, Federal Loan, offshore, outsourced, sports car, United States Government |

GM Teams with LG for New Generation of Electric Cars

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Cecil Helton

There’s a reason automakers are going so slowly in offering EVs. No one knows how large the market will eventually be for electric vehicles, let alone how big it is now. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged Chevrolet Volt, electric car, electric cars, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, ev, EVs, general motors, GM, LG, nissan, Nissan Leaf, volt |

Nissan gets racy with the Leaf NISMO RC in New York

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Gary Grant

Nissan intends to perform demonstration runs with the Leaf NISMO RC during the 2011 racing season and are investigating the possibility of creating a single marque racing series for the car. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged 2011 new york auto show, electric vehicle, ev, leaf, new york city, nismo rc, nissan, race car |

Ford shows Torontonians the 2012 Focus Electric

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Gary Grant

The new Focus has been a critical hit around the globe and the electric version shares the same platform Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged canadian international auto show 2011, electric car, ev, focus electric, ford |

The SLS AMG E-CELL Proves Electric Doesn’t Have to Mean Boring

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Gary Grant

There was one car at the 2011 North American International Auto Show that got everyone’s attention: the eyeball-searing SLS AMG E-CELL. Read More

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