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beijing motor show

Soueast X1 Hybrid GT Looks Sharp, But Where Do You Plug It In?

As with many western auto shows, the Beijing Motor Show has become obsessed with hybrid concept cars. Though most of these hybrids are sedans or MPV's, automaker Soueast decided to go with a squashed GT sports car. The result is the X1 Plug-in HEV, which looks rather sharp and manages to be almost a modern interpretation of a Jensen from certain angles. Does the powertrain exist? Maybe, maybe not. Does Jackie Chan endorse this car? Probably not. But Soueast makes cars in a deal with Mitsubishi Motors so they probably had a bunch of posters lying around and everyone loves Jackie Chan.

[The Tycho]

10:20 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Matt Hardigree
692 views, 11 comments

Latest by chrystlubitshi: honestly... i'd probably drive this... though i might look in to alternative engines (this is all if i had some money to spare) chrystlubitshi brought to you by Spaten Optimator and co-sponsored by billy baddass and tommy tuffnuts more »

alternative energy

V2Green Partners With Texas Utility To Solve Car-Charging Problem That Doesn't Exist

Leave it to a company looking to make a name for itself in Green Land to attempt to solve a problem that doesn't exist. We all know that plug-in hybrids are coming. And hell, some options are already here. But V2Green is tackling problem of too many charging hybrids, which is a concern that won't exist for quite a few years, at earliest. You know how the 10 o'clock news is freaking out all summer about the energy crisis from too many the air conditioners running simultaneously and stressing the power grid? Plug-in hybrids are only going to add to the drain, and that's what this hubbub is all about. More »

12:00 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Travis Hudson
542 views, 9 comments

Latest by eb110americana: I think, at first people will charge them at home overnight starting in the evenings around 6pm when they get home. There certainly won't be enough of them at this point, however, to tax all but the most overburdened electric more »