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    Retired Airline Pilot Takes Delivery of First Chevy Volt
    A retired airline pilot Jeffrey Kaffee is the nation’s first owner of GM’s much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range capability. As part of the deal, Kaffee traded in his 2005 Toyota Prius at Gearhart Chevrolet dealership in Denville, New Jersey to get the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Sixty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Kaffee is one of 360 customers...
    by at December 15th, 2010 at 02:12 pm
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    Fisker Secures Sales for Chinese Market
    Fisker Automotive has partnered with China Grand Automotive Group to have its plug-in vehicles distributed, marketed and serviced in the region. China Grand Automotive is a joint venture between Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Investment and TPG Newbridge Capital LLC. The venture is headquartered in Shanghai, with operations in 12 provinces in China. China Grand Automotive...
    by at December 15th, 2010 at 10:12 am
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    First Chevrolet Volt Headed to Dealers
    The first shipment of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt left the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on Monday for customers in California, Texas, Washington D.C. and New York. GM says that the customers in those launch markets should have the first 160 Chevrolet Volts within a few days. Earlier this year, GM shipped 15 pre-production Chevy Volts to technology enthusiasts and electric...
    by at December 14th, 2010 at 12:12 am
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    Toyota Launches Prius Plug-In Hybrid Trial in New York
    Toyota said today that New York City will join the company’s U.S. Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle demonstration program. Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. As part of the demonstration program,...
    by at December 2nd, 2010 at 10:12 am
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    Audi A1 e-tron
    Audi has released full details of its Audi A1 e-tron range-extended electric car, which is scheduled for mass-market debut in 2012. The Audi A1 e-tron embodies an intelligent and sophisticated technological concept. A lithium-ion battery pack provides the energy for the electric drive. The driver generally charges the battery pack from the grid – most conveniently, from...
    by at November 10th, 2010 at 07:11 am
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    Citroen Metropolis Heading into Production
    Citroen has reportedly given the green light for series production of the Metropolis concept, which will fight with luxury models of the premium German automakers. According to the Automotive News, the Metropolis concept car may be produced as a spiritual successor to the legendary Citroen DS, produced from 1959 to the mid 1970′s. The car would be badged DS9, as a...
    by at October 27th, 2010 at 03:10 pm
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    The Lotus City Car Concept
    Lotus is showing off the small and economic City Car concept with extended-range capability at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. This CityCar Concept is not part of the five new Lotus sports cars that will mark a new beginning for the company. The Lotus City Car concept is based on the Proton EMAS, revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The Lotus City Car concept provides...
    by at October 1st, 2010 at 03:10 am
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    Audi e-tron Spyder Concept Unveiled in Paris
    Audi unveiled a roofless Spyder version of its e-tron plug-in hybrid sports car at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The Audi e-tron Spyder is diesel-electric plug-in hybrid sports car in contrast to the all-electric e-tron Concept which was shown a year ago at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show and the smaller all-electric e-tron Concept which Audi showed at the Detroit Motor Show...
    by at September 30th, 2010 at 06:09 am
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    GM Announces Customer Advisory Board for Volt
    GM has picked 15 electric car advocates to be the first consumers to experience the Volt every day under real-world conditions during a three-month vehicle and charging evaluation program starting in late October. This exclusive group of expert consumers – referred to as the Chevrolet Volt Customer Advisory Board – is one of the final steps Chevrolet is taking to validate...
    by at September 29th, 2010 at 01:09 am
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    Paris Preview: Exagon Furtive e-GT
    This are the first images of the Exagon Furtive e-GT 2+2 electric sports car which was unveiled to a small group of reporters ahead of its world premiere at this week’s Paris Motor Show. The Exagon Furtive e-GT is powered by two electric motors developed by Siemens. The two engines develop a total of 340 HP and sprint the electric car from 0 to 62 mph (100km/h) in...
    by at September 28th, 2010 at 01:09 am
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