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Wed Feb 10
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#genevamotorshow

Protoscar Lampo2: Ugly, Electric, Interesting

The Protoscar Lampo2 is built on GM's Kappa platform but dispenses with the attractive Solstice/Sky shell for bad sci-fi styling and replaces the gasoline engine with two separate electric powertrains tied together to deliver 408 HP. More »

02/08/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

#ifeelgassy

If The Rear-Drive, Electric Honda N360 Isn't The Anti-Fail, We Don't Know What Is

Attention, Mr. Tiny Electric Car of My Dreams: Of all the internets, in all the digital spaces, in all the world, you roll into mine? Here's looking at you, you lovable kei-car kid, you. More »

02/05/10

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By Sam Smith

#electriccars

Wired's Autopia Builds A DIY Charger For Its DIY Electric Car

Wired is building an electric car out of a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle. The latest step? Crafting a charger from a timer and a GFI circuit breaker. In other news, we've officially run out of lame EV puns. (Shocking, no?) [Autopia]

01/15/10

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By Sam Smith

#jalopnikreviews

Commuter Cars Tango: First Drive

On paper, 805HP, 1,000lb-ft of torque, no gear changes, a center of gravity under the floor and a 0-100MPH time of 12 seconds sounds like automotive Valhalla. Then you drive the Commuter Cars Tango. Terrifying and exhausting, to start. More »

01/12/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

#electriccars

Mini E's Range Shrinks In Cold Weather, Insists Batteries Were "In The Pool"

Winter brings cold temperatures. Cold slows down chemical reactions and can play hell with the performance of healthy batteries. As expected, Mini E drivers in the Northeast are seeing much-decreased range from their lithium-ion packs. Laws of physics FTW, y'all. More »

12/29/09

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By Sam Smith

#ifeelgassy

Oklahomans, Buy $895 Electric Car Before It's Too Late

If you've got the cash, Oklahoma is practically giving away Kandi Coco plug-in electric cars. With Smart-like styling and Chinese production techniques, $895 buys you a lot of street legal electric action. How does it work? More »

12/21/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#detroitautoshow

Volvo C30 Electric Concept: Another One? Really?

Remember when everyone was excited about the prospect of a diesel hybrid C30? They did it! Minus the diesel part. Hold onto your Detroit Auto Show hats, it's another electric car concept. More »

12/17/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#detroitautoshow

BMW Concept ActiveE: 1-Series Goes Electric

The BMW 1-Series is going electric with the ActiveE Concept — the next chapter in BMW's "Megacity" project — will be produced for large-scale fleet testing. Can you handle ze power? More »

12/16/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#electriccars

EMXGP: World’s First Sanctioned All-Electric Race Coming To Paris Streets

The organizers of the first-ever electric motorcycle race on the Isle Of Man, the TTXGP, are bringing electric car racing to the streets of Paris next June. The cars may be electric, but don't expect them to be slow. More »

12/15/09

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By Wes Siler

#electriccars

Audi U.S. Prez: Politicos Should Be Powertrain Polygamists

Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen told the National Press Club yesterday "I understand why political leaders have fallen in love with hybrids and electrics... [But] it shouldn't be a monogamous relationship." Ironically, what's that next to him? More »

12/15/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#ifeelgassy

How To Make A Prius Sound Like a Spaceship

Using Lotus’s Halosonic noise control system, pedestrians used to being freaked out by silent hybrids can now be freaked out by intergalactic buzzing. More »

12/01/09

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By Peter Orosz

#ifeelgassy

Chrysler Kills ENVI Electric Car Program, Shocks No One

Remember the fake electric car program Chrysler showed off earlier this year in a transparent attempt to get bailout money? Fiat just canceled the entire ENVI program. So predictable. Frankly, we're more shocked Chrysler still exists. More »

11/10/09

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By Wes Siler

#newcars

Gordon Murray Announces T.27 Before T.25 Even Built

Gordon Murray's busy hiding the T.25 City Car from view, but he's unveiled plans for his next project, the T.27. It'll supposedly be the most efficient all-electric vehicle in the world with aims at ditching everything we think about EV's. More »

11/09/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

#tokyomotorshow

Toyota FT-EV II Concept: Weirdo Electric Daily Driver

The iQ-based Toyota FT-EV has been given a truly bizarre styling tweak for its second generation, set to debut later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, resulting in a cabin that looks like a Narnian spaceship. More »

10/06/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#downonthestreet

1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. 500+ vehicles into this series, we've finally got an electric car! More »

09/27/09

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By Murilee Martin

#jalopsa

REMINDER: Do Not Put Gasoline In Your Electric Car!

MINI's added a special sticker to the charger ports on their MINI E reminding drivers not to put fuel in it. Perfect time for a JaloPSA to remind everyone that electric cars and gasoline do not mix. More »

09/23/09

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By Ray Wert

#adwatch

VIDEO: Drew Barrymore In Jay Leno's Reasonably-Priced Electric Ford Focus "Race Car"

Jay Leno, in a bout of what we've gotta believe is advertiser capitulation, described the prototype electric Ford Focus to his first celeb-driver, Drew Barrymore, as an "electric Ford Focus race car." On what planet is this a race car? More »

09/19/09

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By Ray Wert

#frankfurtmotorshow

Plugging In Electric Cars: Frankfurt Promotes Latest Fetish

Germans (not pictured) are notorious fetishists, which is why it's no surprise that they should be a part of the latest and most eco-friendly kink: plugging-in electric cars. The gallery below is only NSFW if you work at Radio Shack. More »

09/16/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#frankfurtmotorshow

Toyota: Electric Cars 'Too Expensive' For Mainstream Consumers

The Frankfurt Motor Show has seen the debut of numerous electric cars, but Toyota execs went out of their way to critique electric cars as too pricey for the average buyer. More »

09/15/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#conceptcars

Styletto EV Concept Surprisingly Lacking In Style

Designer Cornelis Steenstra of design firm ForeSee is passing around these renderings of the Styletto EV — a 200 MPH+ all-electric supercar with a design straight out of 1999. More »

09/14/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#ifeelgassy