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Consumer Reports: Volt Doesn't Make Much Sense

Mag's tester says it's not too efficient as electric car ... or as gas vehicle

(Newser) - The Chevy Volt may be the cover girl of April’s issue of Consumer Reports, but the magazine doesn’t have a lot of glowing things to say about it. Economically, the car “doesn’t really make a lot of sense,” the magazine’s director of auto testing...

Cities Build Charging Stations, but Plugs Won't Fit

There's no universal standard for fast-charging technology

(Newser) - The good news is that Chicago plans to have more than 70 public stations in place by the end of the year where people can pull in and quickly charge their electric cars. The bad news is that fast-changing standards means the stations will be useless for some models unless...

Obama's Goal of 1M Electric Cars by 2015 Is Doomed

Study: Manufacturers aren't ready to commit to those numbers

(Newser) - President Obama's goal of getting 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on America's roads by 2015 is all but certain to fail, concludes a new report done in conjunction with the auto industry. Despite decent debuts from the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, major manufacturers won't be producing the volume of...

Top 5 Electric Car Myths
 Top 5 Electric Car Myths 
Nov 29, 2010 7:18 PM CST

Top 5 Electric Car Myths

Common misconceptions about gas-free vehicles

(Newser) - The release of the GM Volt and Nissan Leaf are likely a watershed moment for electric cars, but for those not convinced, Mother Jones has compiled 8 myths about the electric revolution:
  1. Car charging will overload the power grid. The first generation of charging stations will be built with the
...

Car Mag Tweaks Limbaugh: Driving, Oxycontin Don't Mix

'Motor Trend' picks Chevy Volt as car of year; Rush not pleased

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh really, really hates the Chevy Volt, and when Motor Trend named it the 2011 car of the year, he railed against the magazine, asking "How in the world do they have any credibility?" Now a Motor Trend editor has fired back, ThinkProgress reports. “If you can...

Nissan's Leaf: 99MPG (!?)
 Nissan's Leaf: 99MPG (!?) 
Nov 22, 2010 5:08 PM CST

Nissan's Leaf: 99MPG (!?)

Feds: Electric car will average $561 a year in electricity

(Newser) - So the Nissan Leaf's efficiency technically isn't measured in gallons, but the feds say it's running at the equivalent of 99 mpg, reports the AP —106 city and 92 highway. The EPA says the Leaf can go about 73 miles on a full charge (that's down from Nissan's estimates...

Chevy Volt Will Make US Ethanol Fiasco Look Tame
Chevy Volt Will Make US Ethanol Fiasco Look Tame
george will
Nov 13, 2010 5:16 PM CST

Chevy Volt Will Make US Ethanol Fiasco Look Tame

George Will: Government should stay out of the auto business

(Newser) - Safe bet, you won't catch George Will driving one of GM's new Volts. He lays out everything he hates about the car, including that it's not quite the electric vehicle originally promised and that the government realizes people must be "bribed" with $7,500 subsidies to buy the $41,...

The Chevy Volt's Dirty Secret
 The Chevy Volt's 
 Dirty Secret 
OPINION
Oct 20, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

The Chevy Volt's Dirty Secret

Who says electricity is clean?

(Newser) - The Chevy Volt has a secret: It’s not run solely on electricity, it has a gas engine that, under some circumstances, directly moves the wheels. “I know. When I heard this, I ran about the house shrieking, ‘Well, then, the Volt is not an ‘extended-range’ EV...

Electric Cars Aren't Going to Save Us
Electric Cars Aren't
Going to Save Us
OPINION
Sep 30, 2010 1:51 PM CDT

Electric Cars Aren't Going to Save Us

Walter Russell Mead: Let China take the lead on this

(Newser) - Walter Russell Mead has some interesting advice for those (and he's looking at you, Thomas Friedman ) who think the US is making a horrible mistake by falling behind China in the development of electric cars: Ignore the problem. That's right, let China do the heavy lifting (and spending) on...

Mercedes, Toyota Use Laptop Batteries in Electric Cars

Automakers adopting once-derided Tesla technology

(Newser) - When Tesla Motors first tried powering cars with a bundle of laptop batteries, the industry laughed. But now, other automakers are lining up to use the technology. Mercedes plans to produce a new version of its A-Class this fall with two Tesla batteries, each containing about 2,000 individual batteries...

In the Works: Electric Car Made From Cannabis

But no, you can't smoke it

(Newser) - Looking for the ultimate pothead ride? How about an environmentally-friendly car that is literally made of hemp? Canada’s Motive Industries has announced that it is working on just such a miracle of science. Its Kestrel model is a fully electric car constructed from a biocomposite made of cannabis, Fast...

Disaster Awaits Chevy Volt
 Disaster Awaits Chevy Volt  
opinion
Jul 30, 2010 12:55 PM CDT

Disaster Awaits Chevy Volt

Nothing about this car makes sense

(Newser) - Like Rush Limbaugh , auto industry observer Edward Niedermeyer can't think of too many reasons to plunk down $41,000 on a Chevy Volt. Among his complaints: It's too expensive, it has the interior room of a cheap economy car, the business model is lousy—GM could have sold it...

Rush Mocks Chevy Volt: 'Nobody Wants It'

If it's so good, why does it need a tax credit?

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh ridiculed GM's new electric car, the Chevy Volt, as just an expensive way of showing "you care" for the environment and "how much better you are than everybody else." Referring to the planned $7,500 tax credit on the Volt's $41,000 price tag, Rush...

GM to Sell Chevy Volt for $41K
 GM to Sell Chevy Volt for $41K 
Jul 27, 2010 2:03 PM CDT

GM to Sell Chevy Volt for $41K

Electric car priced close to manufacturing costs

(Newser) - GM will sell its flagship electric car, the Chevy Volt, for $41,000, the Detroit News reports. GM executives announced the price, along with a 3-year, $350-per-month lease deal, at the Plug-In 2010 conference in California today. Buyers can get an additional $7,500 off the sticker price through a...

Honda Plans Electric Cars for 2012

Company trying to regain ground on green vehicles

(Newser) - Honda is looking to make up lost ground in the market for energy-efficient cars and plans to have a plug-in hybrid and a battery-powered electric vehicle on American streets in 2012, reports Reuters . The company announced no specifics on models, other than to say the EV will be a small...

Orders Roll in for Tesla Model S

Fans plunk down big money for place on wait list

(Newser) - Electric car enthusiasts are clamoring to reserve a Tesla Model S, even though the much-hyped electric sedan isn't scheduled to roll out of the factory until 2012. More than 2,200 people have plunked down deposits on the car, SiliconValley.com reports, and that’s no small commitment. It costs...

Tesla IPO Roars Out of the Gate

Private sector gives electric cars a vote of confidence

(Newser) - The Dow may have plunged yesterday, but over on the Nasdaq, things were great for new kid Tesla Motors. In its first day of trading, Tesla's price shot up almost 41% from its $17 offer price, closing at $23.89, after at one point hitting $25, MarketWatch reports. The company's...

Tesla's CEO Is Broke
 Tesla's CEO Is Broke 
May 28, 2010 11:59 AM CDT

Tesla's CEO Is Broke

And the company hasn't disclosed that to investors

(Newser) - Elon Musk is a legend in Silicon Valley: His much-buzzed about electric car company, Tesla Motors, is on the verge of a major IPO, and he even had a cameo in Iron Man 2. There's just one problem. “About four months ago, I ran out of cash,” he...

Toyota Teams Up With Tesla on Electric Car

$50M buy-in on 'affordable' Tesla model due in 2012

(Newser) - Toyota is teaming up with Tesla Motors to develop and build electric cars at a recently shuttered auto plant in the San Francisco Bay area. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said yesterday the world's largest automaker will invest $50 million in Tesla when the company goes public, and Tesla CEO Elon...

Nissan's Electric 'Leaf' Will Be $33K

Car will be cheapest all-electric on the market

(Newser) - Nissan has announced a price for the Leaf, its all-electric car due at the end of the year. The Leaf will be available for $32,780, meaning most US citizens can get one for $25,280 after applying the Obama administration's $7,500 tax credit for electric cars. That puts...

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