74 New Karma in Detroit!
Electric Cars are for Girls
DECEMBER 20, 2008
Fisker's Karma is a production-ready plug-in hybrid, - meaning TODAY, not 2010 - and it's coming to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 15th
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Tesla layoffs, US-built VW electric car, an electrified Detroit: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 19, 2019
Which Chinese automaker showed an electric minivan in Detroit? Detroit Auto ShowWhat upcoming SUV will underpin a new "elegant" electric from Lincoln? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 18, 2019. Last week, the CES show in Las Vegas was something of a disappointment for visitors.
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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It
Creative Greenius
JULY 27, 2013
One of the houses Power House Productions is transforming in Detroit – and none too soon. I went to Detroit last month and found myself in neighborhoods that looked like they had been attacked by enemy forces, had lost their battle and had now surrendered and in most part been abandoned.
ArcelorMittal opens tailored blanks operation in Detroit
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2018
During its first year of operation, ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Detroit will have substantial open floor space, providing a sustainable location that can accommodate the anticipated market growth expected over the next five years.
2019 Honda Insight prototype to debut at Detroit auto show
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 19, 2017
The end-of-year holiday season is just really starting, but information on Detroit auto show debuts next month is coming in. Detroit Auto ShowA new hybrid car from one of the pioneers of hybrid-electric vehicles is notable, and that's what Honda has delivered. The company said Tuesday morning that it will show a prototype of what will be the 2019 Honda Insight.
Green car preview at Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 5, 2017
Media days for the 2017 Detroit Auto Show begin amidst significant uncertainty about green cars and their future in the U.S. Detroit Auto Show Plug-In Hybrids plug-in carsIt remains unclear how the incoming Trump Administration will treat current fuel-economy and emissions standards. Continued low gas prices are driving a boom in SUV and crossover sales, something reflected in the number new.
2019 Honda Insight video preview from Detroit auto show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 17, 2018
Detroit Auto Show VideosPickup trucks took the limelight this year, but a significant green car made a quiet debut. It's an interesting and handsome model that revives a familiar name for Honda. The 2019 Honda Insight is a compact premium sedan projected to get an EPA combined rating of 50 mpg or better. The new Insight is Honda's third try at a dedicated hybrid, each of.
First Detroit Electric SP:01 Built, Sold--But U.S. Won't Get It
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
The first Detroit Electric SP:01 sports car has finally rolled off an assembly line, but it's not headed for anyplace near the company's namesake city. Despite its name, the Detroit Electric sports car isn't being built in the U.S.--and Detroit Electric set up a production facility in Leamington Spa in the U.K. UK plug-in cars Detroit Electric
Rinspeed Oasis electric urban car to appear at CES, Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Its latest work will be displayed at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show and the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, which run within days of each other next month. Detroit Auto Show Rinspeed CES self-driving carsSwiss design firm Rinspeed does not produce vehicles for sale, but it has built quite a number of unusual concept cars over the years. The Rinspeed Oasis is a self-driving electric car designed to.
Ford Transit Connect Hybrid taxi prototype to appear in Detroit
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 4, 2017
Detroit Auto Show taxiThe Ford Transit Connect small van has proven popular among U.S. taxi drivers. In some cities, you're just as likely to find Transit Connect taxis plying the streets as traditional sedans—especially in taxi-rich New York City. But now Ford plans to put a new—and greener—spin on this workaday vehicle. DON'T MISS: Ford plans.
2016 Detroit Auto Show Preview: Green Car Concepts, Production Cars
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 22, 2015
isn't going to see a shred of snow over the Christmas holidays, and Detroit in early January isn't looking too green either. Thus far, we know of just a handful of concept cars and new production models that could be described as green to be revealed or displayed at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. Detroit Auto ShowThe Northeastern U.S.
1917 Detroit Electric Vs 2014 BMW i3: A Century Of Electric Cars
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
The 1917 Detroit Electric Model 68 in these photos was painstakingly restored over a period of years by owner Donald Davidson, who is only the car's third owner in 98 years. plug-in cars Historic Detroit ElectricWhat a difference a century makes, more or less. It's shown with Electric Auto Association board member Chris Neff's 2014 BMW i3 REx, which may be able to out-accelerate the.
Volkswagen Tiguan Plug-In Hybrid Concept Shown In Detroit
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 11, 2016
But now Volkswagen is showing a second Tiguan plug-in hybrid concept at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, hinting that the production Tiguan may in. Detroit Auto Show Plug-In Hybrids plug-in carsWhen the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show last fall, a plug-in hybrid concept was among the featured variants. Called the Tiguan GTE, it was never confirmed for production.
Hyundai 'AE' Hybrid To Beat 2016 Prius On MPG? Detroit Debut On Tap
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
While we don't yet know the model name, we do know Hyundai is expected to launch its first dedicated hybrid vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Detroit Auto Show Future Cars subcompact Fuel EconomyThat car--codenamed 'AE' for now--will go on sale within a year of the fourth-generation Toyota Prius, the car that has defined hybrid efficiency for more than a decade. And in its domestic.
China's GAC shows electric car, plug-in hybrid concept, crossover at Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 13, 2017
GAC appeared this week at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show with three vehicles, including an electric car and a concept plug-in hybrid. China Detroit Auto Show Plug-In Hybrids plug-in cars GACChina is now the world's largest new-car market, but no native Chinese manufacturers sell passenger cars in the U.S. At least one of those manufacturers is at least considering having a go at the U.S. market.
News from Detroit
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 11, 2010
BMW has recognized that they simply teed up GM and Nissan to benefit from the MINI E experience. Today they announced officially that MINI E "pioneers" will be able to extend their leases until 2011.
Electric VW Microbus-like concept to appear at Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Detroit Auto Show VW plug-in cars MicrobusThe original Volkswagen Microbus is an iconic design that is still instantly recognizable decades after the last ones were sold in the U.S. That might explain why rumors of the vehicle's return are so persistent. A new VW Microbus has been whispered about multiple times over the past few years, and now the automaker has teased us with photos of.
Q: Why is Tesla worth more than GM? A: The sins of Detroit
Green Car Reports
APRIL 13, 2017
Detroit General Motors Elon Musk GM Tesla Motors Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA It remains unclear whether Tesla will survive as an independent company, given that it's had exactly two profitable quarters in its 12-plus years of existence. And yet, last week, Tesla briefly passed General Motors to become the most valuable U.S. automaker by market capitalization. It had passed Ford last week, and long ago surpassed the value.
Electric Ford Transit van conversion shown by Inventev at Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 26, 2017
Detroit Auto Show fleet sales plug-in cars Commercial vehicleWhen an automaker doesn't offer a vehicle for a specific market segment, sometimes the aftermarket will fill in the gap. In the U.S., all-electric commercial vans are one of those gaps. Such vehicles are available in other markets, but so far, not on sale from major makers in North America. DON'T MISS: Renault adds new Master ZE larger electric.
Infiniti readies electric SUV concept for Detroit auto show
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Tesla has rocked the luxury car market in the U.S. to its core with the Model S and Model X, and is now doing the same to the aspirational lower end of the car market and even the mainstream market with its Model 3. That's the place where automakers like Acura, Audi, BMW, Infiniti, and Lexus have thrived for decades. In response, Infiniti is
Obama Visits Detroit Auto Show, Checks Out Chevy Bolt EV Electric Car
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 21, 2016
presidents in history have visited the Detroit Auto Show in its century-plus of existence: Dwight D. At various points during the day, the president lauded the ongoing recoveries of the city of Detroit itself as well as the domestic automakers, including the. Detroit Auto Show obama Barack Obama plug-in cars Government loans Government grantsOnly three U.S. Eisenhower in 1960, Bill Clinton in 1999, and now Barack Obama, yesterday.
Kia Niro 'Hybrid Utility Vehicle' First Photos Revealed At Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 11, 2016
Today, at the more influential Detroit Auto Show, the Korean company released the images of that vehicle, to be known as two Kia Niro. Detroit Auto Show Kia NiroAs part of its parent company's push into hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles, Kia will introduce what it calls a 'hybrid utility vehicle' at next month's Chicago Auto Show. Its hybrid powertrain.
VW unveils long-wheelbase Tiguan at Detroit
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2017
Volkswagen unveiled the new long-wheelbase 2018 Tiguan at the Detroit show. Engineered specifically to meet the desires of US customers, the all-new Tiguan adds a more sophisticated and spacious interior, flexible seating and high-tech infotainment and driver assistance features.
VW to unveil new electric ID concept model in Detroit
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2016
family model—a multi-functional electric vehicle—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. concept to appear in Detroit. concept vehicle in Detroit forges links between the origins of the Volkswagen brand and its electric future.
Infiniti QX Inspiration concept sets design direction for brand’s electric future
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 14, 2019
And today at the Detroit auto show the brand previewed the direction of a future electric Infiniti SUV—and the brand—with the QX Inspiration concept. Detroit Auto ShowThe future of Infiniti is electric. With entirely new proportions allowed by electric powertrains, a cleaner, simplified exterior design direction, and a warm, lounge-like interior, the.
VW unveils 2019 Jetta at Detroit; MQB-based, lower price
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2018
unveiled the new 2019 Jetta at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Volkswagen of America, Inc., The Jetta is one of the world’s most successful sedans, with more than 17 million models sold worldwide since it was introduced in 1979; more than 3.2
Long-range Cadillac SUV to lead GM's next electric-car push, in 3 years
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 14, 2019
The look at the brand's first battery-electric vehicle came as part of the 2019 Detroit auto-show debut for the 2020 Cadillac XT6, a three-row crossover utility vehicle powered by a very. Detroit Auto Show Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV On Sunday night, General Motors showed renderings of a future long-range, all-electric SUV to be offered roughly three years hence by its Cadillac luxury brand.
Detroit Electric finalising SP:01 electric sports car
Green Cars News
JUNE 19, 2014
Electric vehicle manufacturer Detroit Electric has revealed that it is finalising the dynamic testing of its SP:01 pure-electric sports car, a vehicle set to become one of the fastest production EVs in the world. Electric cars Detroit Electric
2015 Honda Fit: Video Summary From Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 16, 2014
Undoubtedly the most important green car at a rather scattered Detroit Auto Show, the 2015 Honda Fit promises to be a strong entry in the subcompact segment when it arrives this spring.
Chevrolet and Ford cruise into Detroit Auto Show leading with truck introductions
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2018
Chevrolet and Ford each are entering the Detroit Auto Show this week on the heels of major truck introductions: for Chevrolet, the next-generation Silverado full-size pickup; for Ford, the return of the Ranger mid-size pickup.
Nissan, Infiniti, and Cadillac electrics at Detroit auto show: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 14, 2019
At the Detroit auto show on Monday morning, Cadillac previewed GM's new platform for electric cars, Infiniti previewed a new look for its upcoming electric lineup with a new SUV concept. Nissan reinvented the sedan with its new electric concept. And Ford previewed a new hybrid version of its mainstay Explorer. All this and more on Green Car.
Audi unmasks Q8 concept in Detroit
Green Cars News
JANUARY 9, 2017
Audi has taken the covers off its eagerly awaited Q8 SUV Coupe concept at the Detroit Motor Show. The show car gives us an idea of what we can expect. Audi Q8
Detroit Electric makes new partnership in China
Green Cars News
APRIL 25, 2013
Not content with grabbing headlines with the world’s fastest electric vehicle (see article), Detroit Electric is at it again: after announcing a strategic partnership in China.
Detroit Auto Show Preview: New Green Production Cars
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 5, 2015
The 2015 Detroit Auto Show opens next week and so far it''s not looking like an especially noteworthy show for green cars. While Detroit is one of the biggest stops on the global auto-show circuit, there don''t seem to be many plug-in electric, hybrid, or other efficient-car debuts lined up. That doesn''t mean there won''t be any important green-car
Detroit Electric to outline future product plans at LCV 2017
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2017
>UK-based electric vehicle start-up Detroit Electric will outline its future product plans during its first appearance at Cenex’s Low Carbon Vehicles (LCV) 2017 event on 6 and 7 September at Millbrook. To help fulfil this strategy, Detroit Electric is in the midst of a major recruitment drive, with between 150 and 200 posts to fill by next spring.
Detroit Electric reveals Tesla-rivalling first car
Green Cars News
APRIL 4, 2013
Last month we brought you the news of the rebirth of the Detroit Electric after an absence of more than 70 years (see story), now at last we can bring you the details of its first new model. Electric cars Detroit Electric electric car
More sedan, smaller, entry models bite the dust in Detroit
Green Car Reports
APRIL 11, 2018
Two years ago this month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles essentially threw in the towel on the "automobiles" part of its name. Canceling the compact Dodge Dart and the mid-size Chrysler 200 sedans, the company doubled down on the pickup trucks and utility vehicles that had long been its profit centers. Now that decision has become a trend, spurred on. small cars Fuel Economy
Shock, Surprise: Startup Detroit Electric Won't Build In Detroit After All
Green Car Reports
APRIL 1, 2014
It may not come as much of a surprise then to learn that Detroit Electric, a small automaker aiming to build a Tesla Roadster-like In the world of startup electric car automakers, things don''t always go to plan. With the best will in the world, release dates get pushed back, prices go up and initial promises fade away as if they were never made.
Ricardo supporting Detroit Materials in commercialization of innovative lightweight steels
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2015
Detroit Materials has developed extremely strong, castable low-alloy steel. Ricardo Strategic Consulting is working with Detroit Materials to assess market opportunities and best entry points based on the cast steel’s competitive position.
GAC Motor shows electric three-row minivan concept, delays US brand launch to 2020
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 17, 2019
China’s GAC Motor introduced a California-designed electric concept vehicle called the Entranze earlier this week in Detroit, at the 2019 North American International Auto Show. Detroit Auto Show GACThe concept, a family hauler with three rows of seating and room for up to seven, appears with its “Slick Bullet” exterior design—somewhat.
2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid signals the start of a big electrified push
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 14, 2019
Detroit Auto ShowAs Ford prepares the first of several fully electric vehicles, for what amounts to a rapidly expanding niche, the automaker is also working on rolling out electrified versions of its existing mainstream lineup. After finding plenty of success many years ago with its Ford Escape Hybrid, and then sitting out the hybrid-SUV market for many years, the.
Top five cars to look out for at the Detroit Motor Show
Green Cars News
JANUARY 7, 2017
The North American International Auto Show (or Detroit Motor Show to you and I) kicks off the international auto show calendar on 8 January. Detroit Motor Show Motor show Top 5
GM Detroit Shoot (1 of 2)
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 4, 2008
Interviewing GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz at GM's test track in Detroit. General Motors invited me to Detroit to speak on a panel at its 100th anniversary along with a small group of other “outside voices&#. Only 20 months ago, Chelsea and Bob Sexton and I visited GM to cover the debut of the Chevy Volt electric hybrid concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. Tags: Shoots Production Diary Production News Past Shoots GM Chevy Volt Detroit
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