Spanish carmaker SEAT, a part of the Volkswagen Group, has unveiled its prototype Altea XL Electric Ecomotive and its prototype Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive. The Altea is an all electric car while the Leon is a plug-in hybrid. The company plans to market the cars in 2015, starting with the PHEV and then the EV. Readers [...]
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SEAT Unveils Prototype EV and PHEV
December 30th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in All Electric Car, Electric Car Manufacturers, Featured 
Tags: Catalonia, electric car, Electric motor, ElectricVehicle, EV, Leon, Nissan Leaf, phev, Plug-in hybrid, SEAT, twindrive, Volkswagen Group 
1 Comment »Tesla Confirms Price Tag for Model S: $57,400
December 28th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from FutureCars In brief: Tesla Motor’s next car, the Model S, will release in the summer of 2012 and its price is confirmed at $57,400 before rebates or incentives. Vehicle in the news Make/Model: Model s Manufacturer: Tesla Motors The word The electric family car, the Model S (sedan), has gotten the official price tag of $57,400 by Tesla [...]
Posted in Electric Car, Electric Car Companies Tags: electric car, Tesla, Tesla Model, Tesla Motors 1 Comment »Production of Ford Focus Electric Begins in Michigan
December 16th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from FutureCars In brief: Ford has begun production of its Focus Electric battery electric vehicle at its Michigan plant. Vehicle in the news Make/Model: 2012 Focus Electric Manufacturer: Ford The word The Michigan Assembly Plant is beginning 2012 Focus Electric production for delivery to initial markets in California and New York/New Jersey before rollout to 15 other launch markets nationally. [...]
NHTSA Issues Statement On Volt Fires, Ramps Up Investigation
November 27th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from Gasoline-ElectricCars The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a statement regarding its investigation into a Chevrolet Volt fire that occurred in early November. The fire was a result of a battery burnoff after a side impact test on a volt broke one of the battery pack’s coolant lines. The NHTSA considered ruling that [...]
Chevy Volt Under Safety Probe After Mutliple Fires
November 17th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from Gasoline-ElectricCars.com The Chevrolet Volt, which is General Motors’ showcase green hybrid electric car, is under federal probe to find out if its batteries are prone to fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started the probe after a Volt caught fire in a crash test and after incidents of the vehicle catching fire [...]
Posted in Electric Car Companies Tags: Chevrolet Volt, Crash test, Electric vehicle, General Motors, Hybrid electric vehicle, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Plug-in hybrid Comments Off
