Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 13, 2010
Filmmaker Chris Paine (left) follows Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Lutz of General Motors at the 2010 Detroit auto show.Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times The filmmaker Chris Paine, left, follows Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Lutz of General Motors at the 2010 Detroit auto show. s, but discarded the idea as unnecessary.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. "The whole idea is that this is technology you can adapt to any existing niche," he said.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Since then Daimler , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Stellantis and Volkswagen Group, have committed an additional $152 billion in investments, a sum four times their combined 2019 operating profits. Chip maker Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang takes the subscription idea a step further.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I And ride off into the sunset on electric power. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2015
liter four-cylinder, naturally-aspirated direct-injection spark-ignition engine with sufficient power to continue normal driving after most of the battery energy has been depleted by EV driving or during conditions when available battery power is low because of extreme temperatures. Power 4(2) doi: 10.4271/2015-01-1208.
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