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Volt-Like Extended Range Electric Minivan Coming From GM?

Monday, April 19, 2010

Well maybe (just maybe) General Motors is starting to get it. It seems that some patent drawings have leaked out that shows the once largest carmaker in the world to be working on (or at least covering their patent bases) on a hybrid minivan. It makes logical sense, in a bunch of realms, so maybe [...]

Lightning Motor Company Planning More Models

Sunday, July 5, 2009

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Lightning Motor Company Planning More Models

Have you ever heard of Lightning Motor Company? If you haven’t, let me give you a little history. Lightning is a British company working to bring to market a high-performance GT sports car. They have followed Tesla’s business plan for bringing electric vehicles to market very similarly; produce an expensive, high-end sports car first and [...]

GM Pushes for Standardized EV Plug

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Compatibility can be a huge headache. You know, power cords, headphone jacks, etc. Wouldn’t it be nice if everything was just standardized? Certainly would. Automakers are trying to avoid that same headache on a much bigger and more important scale; the future of the automobile. Because of that, the companies are working on a standardized [...]

90 in 90? Toshiba’s Quick-Charge Batteries

Saturday, April 18, 2009

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90 in 90? Toshiba’s Quick-Charge Batteries

Toshiba is an advanced technology manufacturer, making everything from laptops to power plants that power those laptops. The company had invested considerably into battery technology, which it currently sells primarily to electric bicycle manufacturers. Now the company wants to get into the automotive battery game, and Toshiba announced last-year their intention to manufacture 3 million cells [...]

Geneva 2009: Protoscar LAMPO

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Look out Tesla Roadster! Or not? According to Switzerland based Protoscar, this one is just a showcar. It doesn’t seem to be too far off though from production judging by the images. We’ll have to see once the show rolls around. In the meantime, the information we do know is below. The information supplied by the [...]