Feeling like the Chevrolet Volt has captured the public's attention lately, GM came up with a new scheme to get some extra media coverage. Since there isn't really that much going for it, the focus fell onto the fuel economy and range the Volt can manage. A few simple calculations lead to some mildly impressive results, it seems that the...
The Bavarians are pretty keen on their electric range, the i fellowship but good as they may be, they still suffer from the same real world problems. This is why BMW is currently considering adding some range extender devices to the i3 and whatever other pipeline products. We already know about the i8 and what BMW has in plan for...
We were told it was coming, we even had a preview of the Rolls Royce 102 EX and with the Geneva Motor Show starting for 2011, we finally got to meet it. Yes, boys and girls, the battery powered version of the Rolls Royce Phantom has come among us. Well, in concept form at least it has. The Rolls Royce...
Some enthusiast East Germans, and East Europeans for that matter, were chuffed to bits a while back when Herpa announced that they would be bringing back the Trabant brand. With a new iteration as the Trabant nT, Herpa promised a new EV car with an older nostalgic effect. But that was then, this is now and we have a new...
It's not the first time we hear about BMW's plans, ideas and hopes for their Megacity lineup. It probably won't be the last time we hear about it either. The latest on the Bavarian's inner city oriented vehicles comes from the Internet and it tells us about how busy BMW have been in the legal department. To be specific, it...
A while back, Chevrolet tried to do away with the whole "Chevy" idea. That didn't really go along very well but here's Mitsubishi preparing this car for the U.S. and calling it the "i". I find it just about as amusing as the "Chevy" situation because that's the Mitsubishi i-MiEV with some vinyl covers added before being put in a...
