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Meet The Next Presidential Ride: An Electric Fiat 500 Limo?

Green Car Reports

Think of Presidential state cars, and you’ll probably think of the Cadillac-badged limousine the President Obama uses, a car that many of us know as The Beast. Now an Italian coach-builder has come up with its own take on the Presidential limousine, in the form of an all-electric stretch limousine based on the humble Fiat 500.

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Need To Pretend You're Not A Strong-Arm Ruler? Drive A Nissan Leaf

Green Car Reports

President Obama, for example, rides around in a heavy-duty Cadillac nicknamed "The Beast". While state leaders have occasionally been known to appear at a photo call in some modest method of transport, official duties usually see them in something a little more substantial.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

More knowledgeable shoppers may even be able to name some upcoming EVs from GM: the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup , the Cadillac Lyriq luxury SUV, or the EV versions of Chevy’s Equinox and Blazer compact crossover utilities. That would give the radically slimmed-down GM a mass-market brand and a luxury brand. The Task Force ultimately agreed.

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Industry survey finds aluminum use in autos at all-time high; average per vehicle use expected to more than double from 2012 by 2025

Green Car Congress

As the Obama Administration considers stricter fuel economy regulations, automakers are expected to lower the overall weight of vehicles by approximately 400 pounds (181 kg) per vehicle, and as aluminum use increases, the mix percent is expected to double. Honda leads aluminum content as a percent of curb weight at 10.7%

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

Charged EVs

Among cutting-edge automotive buyers—the glitterati of Los Angeles, the tech millionaires of Silicon Valley, the finance titans of Wall Street—only one Cadillac is widely recognized. Yet Cadillac is leading the high end of General Motors’ ambitious move into EVs for all its brands. Rear of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. Follow us on Twitter! New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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