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Review: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In
Nearly a decade and a half after its 1997 launch in Japan, the Toyota Prius is the undisputed king of hybrid vehicles. If someone shows you the silhouette of a Prius, you likely...
Falling Lithium Ion Prices Could Spur EV Adoption
Remember when plasma TVs were $10,000? Well, now they're less than $400 - and that's for a Panasonic 42" model at Wal-Mart, not even a Chinese knockoff unknown brand. Well, if...
What Improvements Does the Chevrolet Volt Need?
Yesterday, we posted a review of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, a car that is controversial for a number of reasons, from GM's bailout, to the huge expectations heaped on the car, to...
Review: 2012 Chevrolet Volt
GM CEO Dan Akerson was told Congress this past January that the Chevrolet Volt is a "political punching bag." He's right, of course. The car has not come close to meeting GM's...
Will GM Again Kill the Electric Car?
There is more than a little chatter over the past week or two in the autoblogosphere about the Chevy Volt. Normally, in these media frenzied times, that would be good news for...
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt
Back in the sixties - a decade which, scary enough, began more than a half century ago - the creators of the cartoon The Jetsons imagined a future world in which robots served...
Check Your Mirrors
On the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, there are a few news items that may not necessarily warrant a full article. However, they're...
First Drive: 2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV (JDM Spec)
By Chris Haak The conventional wisdom is that green cars such as hybrids and EVs have to look like something a little different from the standard three-box sedan if they hope to...
GM, Chrysler Each Set to Add 1,000 Engineering Jobs
GM and Chrysler - yes, the same two companies that shed tens of thousands of white-collar and production employees over the past few years as both firms stumbled into bankruptcy...
Volt Rated at 93 MPGe, Leaf at 99 MPGe
By Chris Haak This past week, the EPA released the long-awaited official mileage estimates for the two newest kids on the block, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. Because...
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