Posted on 16 June 2010
The Wall Street Journal got a chance to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a spin. They posted their little tour in the above video. It won’t give you any major new revelations about the Nissan Leaf, but it helps satisfy those of us who can’t wait to get in and try one of [...]
Posted on 04 February 2010
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood confused millions of American Toyota ownsers when he stated that the recalled Toyota vehicles should not be driven and then came out the next day and instructed Toyota owners to drive them their dealerships where they can be checked out. What a PR nightmare for Toyota who now has the [...]
Posted on 21 January 2010
GREENCAR.COM’s Ron Cogan announces the 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, at the LA Auto Show.
Posted on 21 January 2010
The new Toyota Prius 2010 is reviewd by MotorWeek Magazine in this video.
Posted on 18 July 2009
The first annual TTXGP electric motorcycle race recently went down in the Isle of Man last month. Agni Motors ended up riding away with the first place prize. The above four-minute video of the TTXGP is just a teaser for now. A Blu-ray and HD DVD of the entire race along with interviews, is slated [...]
Posted on 21 May 2009
Bob Lutz of General Motors shows off the new Chevy Volt on The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday night. Lutz told Letterman that the Volt can travel 40 miles on a single charge of its batteries, but that its gasoline engine recharges the car’s battery after that, for a range of about 400 [...]
Posted on 06 May 2009
The funny folks over at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater have just released a new video that parodies the competitive nature of car owners. While the video, starring Andy Richter and James Adomian, is technically pretending to be a Nissan ad, it’s really more about the perceived smugness of Toyota Prius owners. Even though we’re [...]
Posted on 29 April 2009
The good folks over at Autoblog Green have been pestering Chevrolet for a chance to take the Volt for a spin for a long time. Well, they finally got their chance when they were invited to try out a Chevy Volt prototype. In the above test drive video, Volt Vehicle Line Executive Tony Posawatz explains [...]
Posted on 13 April 2009
It’s not easy trying to take over the world, but what’s even tougher is being told the Tesla Roadster you ordered is going to cost a lot more. In yet another re-captioning of the German film Downfall, we are introduced to a Hitler passionate about electric vehicles and the environment and heartbroken that many of [...]
Posted on 10 April 2009
Despite the negative reaction from the Obama administration over GM’s pricey Chevy Volt, it’s still the basket that GM has its eggs in. While it’s a very interesting time with the current economy, brutal levels of unemployment and the major US car manufacturers on the brink of oblivion, it’s nice to see that GM has [...]