Archive for November, 2009
Monday, November 30th, 2009
The specifics about the Volt have been trickling out of General Motors little by little and with each burst of knowledge the picture of the Volt starts to become clearer. Given the hype of the Volt one of the biggest questions was what would happen when you used up the ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
Recently we brought you news of the Smart ForTwo Hybrid production in France and news that the Mitsubishi "i" Mini and sister car MiEV may be U.S. bound together. Maybe something is in the air, but now we are reporting on the latest news breaking from The Maeil Business Newspaper ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
Is the diminutive Tata Nano Hybrid coming to America? According to a report in The Maeil Business Newspaper out of Korea, Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors, says the Indian automaker could sell the gas-sipping four-seater in more established markets like those of the U.S. and Europe. Tata was tight ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
We're gearing up for the Los Angeles Auto Show here at GreenCarReports, and the press releases are flying across the desk. Most of them don't apply to green car buyers and fans, but here's one worth watching. At the show, Capstone Turbine Corp. will unveil its CMT-380 concept, an extended-range ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
In another life, Tony Posawatz could be a politician. He's outgoing, upbeat, a man who deftly juggles discussions of technology, green concerns, and the realities of carmaking while seeming to know everyone in the world of electric vehicles by name. Posawatz is vehicle line director for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
Indianapolis-based battery maker EnerDel is tied closely to the Th!nk electric car company and to other automakers moving into the EV and PHEV field such as Nissan. But it seems that the company is now expanding it's activities beyond automotive power units and into the area of the larger electrical ...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Just incase you missed some of the reports during the mountains of media coming out on the Chevrolet Volt over the last couple of weeks, Chevrolet is planning a intriguing marketing ploy for Monday, November 30th, 2009. Yes, the Chevrolet Volt is scheduled to make an appearance in front of ...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
For the first time ever, U.S. automakers are getting ready to sell small cars that go beyond adequate to potentially great. Certainly the styling, specification, and safety equipment of upcoming compacts and subcompacts is a giant step above their predecessors. The latest example is the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, the compact ...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Nissan is considering production of electric vehicles in China. The company believes that China's fast growing car market will demand EVs and they hope that production within the nation will allow them to produce and sell electric vehicles at a competitive price within the country. Nissan is considering the Chinese ...
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Though Toyota has not confirmed anything officially, Japan's Best Car magazine is reporting that the company plans to reintroduce the Toyota MR2 as a hybrid model called the MR-S to compete with Honda's upcoming CR-Z hybrid. As Best Car reports, the vehicle will go on sale sometime after the CR-Z ...
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