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The 2e Prototype
Aptera is now showing off its latest prototype, the 2e, which replaces the Typ-1. The 200 mpg 2e will achieve about 200 miles per charge using lithium iron phosphate batteries while offering a top speed of about 90 mph.
Yes, it’s a three-wheeled, two-seat vehicle – which is great for those whom live in [...]

Gaza lifting gas prices
What will the price of gasoline be this spring? $1.00? $2.00? $3.00?
That is completely dependent upon whom you ask.
This morning I read an article that both cites those whom think that gas prices have bottomed, and those whom think gas has yet to bottom.
In the last week, oil prices are up 25 [...]

The smartest hybrid yet?
In a MSNBC article this morning, Dan Carney calls the Honda Insight the “best intersection yet of the plots for price, efficiency and practicality,” at least in terms of hybrid cars.
And, ultimately, I have to agree. Yet, it’s never that simple, is it?
I live in a congested, Northeast LA neighborhood. City fuel [...]

The Chevrolet Corporation has managed to produce a car that is easy on the eyes and on the wallet. They incorporated the same features in the Optra and the Lacetti Hatchback that is sold in the UK. You will have plenty of room whether you are carrying passengers or if you need the space to [...]

The new Fisker Karma in Detroit
Hybrid cars and EVs were a huge part of this year’s Detroit Auto Show. Yet, as all these automakers attempt to greenwash away the reality of their carbon-footprints and their complicity in America’s foreign oil dependency with concepts that we’ll never see or see only in very small numbers for [...]

In today’s market it is imperative to have an idea of what automobiles may be available for the consumer. It is even more important to look for fuel efficient cars based on the environmental situation we find ourselves in. Global warming does exist and it’s nice to know the car manufacturers are finally [...]

All Chrysler, or something else?
Not long ago, A123Systems was in the running for the first Chevy Volt battery contract, but it didn’t win. Nonetheless, and immediately, GM announced that A123Systems was still under consideration for future generations of Volt battery contracts (and who knows about dual mode plug-ins, such as the proposed Saturn Vue).
Nonetheless, regardless [...]

Will we all be driving something like a Volt in 10 years?
Senator Ken Salazar, Obama’s pick for interior secretary, is ready for big things regarding US energy policy, according to Edmunds.
“I will play a keystone role in helping to craft the energy agenda,” Salazar told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “I would not [...]

Twice the price of the Volt?
I’ve had conversations with many people whom already believe that the Chevy Volt is too expensive for what it offers. Thus, it appears it will, minimally, be a few generations to bring the Volt’s costs down to a more mainstream figure.
Consequently, it isn’t surprising that GM would try to add [...]

Toyota working on solar powered EVs
According to unconfirmed reports, Toyota is “secretly” working on solar powered electric vehicles. To start, the vehicles might only be partially powered by solar power, while offering the ability to fully charge via roof top solar panels. The long term goal, however, is to have the solar cars achieve all [...]