AutoblogGreen for 10.04.10

Confirmed: U.S. considering 62 mpg CAFE target by 2025
Here we go?
Lotus unveils range-extended electric city car concept
It’s only the sixth (!) vehicle Lotus displayed in Paris.
World Series, meet the Chevy Volt
With a lot of Americans watching, GM will make the formal introduction.
Other news:

  • Fisker fishing for an IPO? Henrik says “oui” in Paris
  • You’re stealing what? Waste grease thefts on the rise again
  • Thomas Edison’s 1912 electric car restored; hits the streets once again

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AutoblogGreen for 10.01.10

Report: Volt’s gas tank is 9.3 gallons; lengthy journeys return 36.5 mpg
Nothing official, yet, but these numbers seem pretty trustworthy.
Lance Armstrong’s Nissan Leaf is a dazzling black and gold delight
Lucky punk.
Does Tesla have a Europe problem? [w/video]
Sales are tough to come by across the Union.
Other news:

  • Report: Honda will give new life to Accord Hybrid
  • Seat Ibe concept, the zero-emissions sports coupe of the future, comes to Paris
  • Report: Coda could double employee count at Columbus battery plant by 2014

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AutoblogGreen for 09.30.10

Paris preview: Mercedes-Benz Reporter plug-in hybrid is urban delivery done right
Can you imagine this thing delivering boxes?
GM announces small, German electric vehicle test fleet based on Opel Merivas
Only three EVs make up this “fleet.”
“Volt Unplugged” pits six Chevy Volts against the wide expanse of America
Six Volts, 3,400 miles.
Other news:

  • Friedman: How China’s electric vehicle industry is going to rocket past the U.S. – and everyone else
  • Peugeot HR1 concept is latest to use through-the-road hybrid tech
  • Ethanol raising hackles: fight over upping gas to E15 continues

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AutoblogGreen for 09.29.10

Chelsea Sexton: SB 535, HOV access for plug-in and the unintended consequences of easy political wins
It could be a confusing future, if California’s recent law is any indication.
Ad revenue could flow from electric car chargers
Nothing is immune.
Spy Shots: Are you the Toyota Prius minivan?
The possible name? Prius Alpha.
Other news:

  • GM and Microsoft team up on virtual Chevy Volt advertising
  • GM announces Customer Advisory Board for Chevy Volt
  • Bye, bye BYD for Buffett?

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AutoblogGreen for 09.28.10

Report: GM will sell diesel passenger car in the U.S.
This could get interesting.
Kia releases more pics of bubbly Pop electric city car concept
It’s all fun, isn’t it?
Paris Preview: Exagon Furtive e-GT is a range-extended super-electric coupe [w/video]
Tesla probably doesn’t have anything to worry about.
Other news:

  • Gene-ious: Some people genetically driven towards hybrids, electric vehicles
  • Rep. Dingell not happy with China’s electric vehicle “requests”
  • Fight! Leaf, Volt, Sonata Hybrid in running for North American Car of the Year

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AutoblogGreen for 09.27.10

Report: Chevy Volt will only go 25 miles on battery power – or maybe 50
Ah, yes, the all-important “up to” is important here.
Brammo attracts $12.5 million in investment, millions in pre-orders
Apparently, the Brammo Babes strategy is working.
Volvo working on a car battery that could be shaped into body panels
Save 15 percent of the weight and go 80 miles just from a few rechargeable body parts.
Other news:

  • Ford Canada CEO says electric vehicles won’t catch on unless consumers undergo a shift in behavior
  • Toyota prices 2011 Prius from $23,050 to $28,230; increase of $250 over 2010 model
  • Mini Scooter E concept bound for production if reaction in Paris is positive? [w/video]

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AutoblogGreen for 09.24.10

Nissan reaches 20,000 Leaf pre-orders; will stop taking reservations today
Anyone have fence-sitter’s regret?
Here are all the details we could get about BMW’s ActiveE program
Lease-only, probably expensive and in limited areas.
XP Vehicles has an idea: file a lawsuit against the DOE for ATVMP funds
Are smaller companies being ignored by the DOE?
Other news:

  • GE Wattstation makes young people happy [w/video]
  • Paris preview: Smart focuses in on the electric escooter concept
  • Renault offers Kangoo Express Z.E. at €20,000, battery subscription extra

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AutoblogGreen for 09.23.10

Coda CEO: “Price is not the decisive factor in electric cars.”
Guess that why he priced his new EV at $44,900.
2011 Audi A1 dual-charged 1.4-liter TFSI model hits nearly 40 mpg
The fine print tells us this won’t be available in the U.S.
Opel to debut extended range Vivaro eConcept [w/video]
Think of it as a delivery Volt.
Other news:

  • Driving Sustainability: How NASA’s Mars rovers could improve your next electric car
  • Opel to debut extended range Vivaro eConcept [w/video]
  • Honda will take over Times Square tomorrow to promote the heck out of the CR-Z hybrid

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AutoblogGreen for 09.22.10

2011 Coda electric sedan priced at $44,900
Um, Okay.
At Witz’ End: Nissan Leaf Drive is Déjà vu all over again
Remember GM’s EV1 program? So do we.
Paris preview: Peugeot EX1 concept is electric sex
Hot, hot, hot.
Other news:

  • Automotive X Prize: Grueling competition led to mass exodus
  • Congressman Markey claims X-Prize is “the most important thing that is happening in the world”
  • Poll: 74 % of U.S. voters support 60 mpg fleetwide average by 2025

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AutoblogGreen for 09.21.10

Revealed: Canada’s cannabis-composite electric car concept, the Kestrel
Well, the door, at least.
Ford delivers details on how Transit Connect Electric will come to Europe
Tip of the Blue Oval’s plug-in vehicle spear.
Driving Sustainability: Mitsubishi proposes way to slash price of an electric car pack by 75%
This is a new one.
Other news:

  • Brazilian billionaire plans $1B electric vehicle facility with 100,000 unit annual capacity
  • Driving Sustainability: Framing the Mobility Timeline
  • Driving Sustainability 2010: CHAdeMO quick chargers can “relieve drivers’ range anxiety.”

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