Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
A decade later, in the 2010s, the battery EV began an astounding reversal of fortune, thanks in no small part to the engineers at ACP, whose electric-drive technology informed the development of the Roadster, the car that launched Tesla Motors. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 15, 2009
Honda Civic :Mike Chanceys conversion. Honda EV+ :Life with the new Honda EV. GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV. HondaAccord : Bob Taylors conversion. HondaCRX : Chris sold his CRX and got an EV-1.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 25, 2008
The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Maintenance by qualified specialists. How impressive is AC Propulsion electric drive genius?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." "The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp., 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 23, 2023
That is one reason why legacy automakers and EV start-ups are attempting to follow Tesla’s success in the luxury vehicle segment, spending much of their effort producing vehicles that are “above the median average annual US household income, let alone buyer in new car market,” Strategic Vision’s Edwards says.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. What I’ve heard is that Tesla Motors was able to R&d and produce a car that gets 300 miles per charge for the kind of money that the likes of GM spend on quarterly bonuses. The hell with the GMs.
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