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Review: 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV
The electric motor Spark EV, which is sold only in California and Oregon, is a great idea whose time has not yet come. Without any back-up source of power, the Spark is dead when its lithium ion battery runs out of charge. This problem limits your range to at most 80 miles of real world driving.
Read More »2011 Nissan LEAF Review – vs. the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius
Remember the first time you rode/drove an EV? It could have been a battery powered toy car, a golf cart, or even a gas powered car converted to electric
Read More »GM EN-V Explores Personal Urban Transportation
By Megan Green In the late 1800′s, as cities grew larger and more crowded, the automobile become more and more of a necessity to offset the unhealthy and malodorous pollution from horses. Each horse could produce upwards of 35 pounds of waste per day, not to mention the macabre detail that dead horses littered the […]
Read More »Alaska Road Trip With the Chevrolet Volt and Olympus E-P3 Camera
This past April, I was given the opportunity to go on a June road trip in a 2011 Chevy Volt and photograph it with the newly launched Olympus E-P3 camera
Read More »2011 Nissan Leaf Review – Driving into the future with Nissan’s EV
Driving up the 101 my dad saw the Nissan LEAF billboard next to the 4th street Bay Bridge on-ramp, “That car doesn’t use ANY gas?”
Read More »Tesla Model S EV Sedan
The new electric Tesla Model S production is scheduled to begin in mid-2012, starting with the Signature Series, and continuing with the 300-mile batteries, followed by 230-mile and 160-mile battery options later that year. Tesla will offer three battery options, the 160-, 230-, and the 300-mile range. The Model S will come standard with the […]
Read More »2011 Chevrolet Volt Review – Our Weekend With Chevy's New EV/Hybrid and a Prius
Living with the Chevrolet Volt is about making a green statement, but without the usual green sacrifices. It’s not a hybrid as defined by the Toyota and Honda camp…
Read More »Video of Nissan Esflow EV Sports Car Concept – The Sports Car of the Future?
Nissan will unveil the new electric Esflow EV sports car concept at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, to demonstrate how a sports car of the future might look. Nissan’s Esflow is based on the technology from their first practical Zero Emission car, the Nissan Leaf; however, the powertrain is tuned to offer a more sporty […]
Read More »2011 Chevrolet Volt First Impressions Review – Yes, it drives like a real car
Chevrolet Volt Consumer Reviews Chevrolet Volt More Expert Reviews 2011 Chevrolet Volt Photo Gallery 2011 Chevrolet Volt Specs By Derek Mau Don’t bore me with the technical details about GM’s hybrid system built into the Chevrolet Volt. I don’t care if the Chevy Volt is a pure battery-electric vehicle, or a parallel hybrid, or a […]
Read More »Plug-In 2010: Electric cars on the cusp of mainstream success, but challenges remain
What a difference a decade makes. After GM pulled the plug on its groundbreaking EV1 in 1999, it seemed like the goal of driving mass-produced electric cars had also been flushed down the drain. Fast forward ten years and we have two plug-in vehicles being released by major manufacturers that are targeted towards mainstream car […]
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