Toyota is now officially in the plug-in-hybrid business with the all-new 2012 Prius Plug-In.
The 2012 Prius Plug-In looks pretty much like any other Prius on the road–inside and out. Besides a few elements like blue-accent headlights, LED taillights and unique aluminum wheels, the biggest difference is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that replaces the standard nickel-metal hydride
An electric car sighting like a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf in Utah is a rarified event.
In fact, it’s about equally as rare as the existence of a Democrat Senator or Congressperson (Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is the lone Democrat of five representatives on the hill).
That ratio of Democrats-to-population is virtually the same as the ratio of Chevy Volt
The natural gas-powered Honda Civic is the greenest car in the land, according to Green Car Journal who recognized the Civic as “Green Car of the Year” this morning at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Civic topped a highly competitive field that included two electric vehicles (the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i, one traditional hybrid (the
Rush Limbaugh doesn’t like the Chevy Volt. Apparently, he thinks the federal government forced General Motors to build this car.
Au contraire, mon frere. The Volt is the realization of collaboration between former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and a veteran of GM engineering and product planning named Jon Lauckner. In his
At one time or another, chances are we’ve all experienced some type of anxiety. A quick Google search indicates that there are seven types, including specific disorders and a number of phobias related to most anything you can think of. Now, thanks to the debut of models like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, I’m thinking we
Are consumers becoming more knowledgeable when it comes to the operation, advantages, and limitations of Electric Vehicles or EVs? Absolutely. I recently assisted with the EV Pavilion ride-along presented by Green Car Journal at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and I can’t believe the change in this same program from just one year
With gasoline hovering around $4-gallon owners of the Chevrolet Volt are seeing how much they can drive without running the car’s gasoline range extender. The Volt, with an all-electric range between 25 and 50 miles depending on driving conditions, allows many drivers to go virtually gas-free. That capability has some owners challenging themselves to drive in electric
According to the Detroit Free Press, General Motors will add a second shift to the production of the extended range electric Chevrolet Volt early next year. GM accelerated the rollout plan for the Volt and now hopes to produce 25,000 cars this year and possibly as many as 120,000 in 2012. The original production number
Anxious to test drive the Chevrolet Volt? The wait is over if you live in one of the nine states where the first Volts will be marketed. General Motors is stocking dealers in the initial launch markets with Volts to be used as demonstration vehicles. Those states include California, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey,
Our recent review of a production version of the Chevy Volt occurred in December in Detroit. Temperatures were in the teens, but the Volt didn’t seem to mind, which is remarkable since the cold can rob battery power. The Volt engineering team put an emphasis on seamless cold weather operation to make sure the Volt didn’t have
