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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

a cyclist is much quieter, and these cars do have horns still for people what step out in front. New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is probably possible to make a 20k electric smart that outperforms most other cars on the road in everything except range and top speed. The automotive industry is still trying to make electric cars as expensive and inefficient as they possibly can, and its a tough deal because the electronics industry is going the other way.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reinforcing a commitment to bring to market a broad array of advanced electric vehicles across all of its brands, Chrysler has introduced five electric-drive vehicle prototypes since the fall of 2008. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles. The very people for whom electric cars are most appropriate are the same people who dont have home access. That is the compact territory to which they are best suited.