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Who killed the electric car?

Documentary about GM killing of the electric car. It has been here since ‘96 but they killed it off. If you believe in conspiracy theories: here’s one for ya.

Top Gear’s Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust driven by autocar.co.uk. Hi-res pictures and the full road test report at www.autocar.co.uk

A mid-batteried concept with the look of Audis mid-engined R8. Audi E-Tron Concept - Official Photos and Info www.caranddriver.com Speeders Dozen: The Top 13 Frankfurt Supercar Debuts - Auto Shows www.caranddriver.com

Learn more about EVs electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com Ferdinand Porsche put wheel motors on a battery electric car in 1897. They built about 300 of them and there were 4WD & FWD versions. He also made a hybrid version. Amazing that 112 years later Wheel motors still aren’t in mass production.Only about 15% of the energy from the [...]

Volvo Cars and Vattenfall start joint venture to create Plug In Hybrid for the market in 2012

The car of the future will not fly, it won’t be plasma powered nor will it be in the form of a UFO. No, the car of the future will be a four door Honda. Visit this site for an explanation (if you still didn’t get the video) why this car is the future of [...]

Dynasty News story on Global TV in VAncouver.

Discovery-News.com: The Hydrogen Road Tour makes a pit stop in Washington, DC, and Jorge Ribas takes a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car for a spin around the block. Check out more technology news stories at dsc.discovery.com

Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the hosts of NPR’s Car Talk, get in to mischief while shooting NOVA’s “Car of the Future,” premiering Tuesday, April 22 at 8pm ET/PT on PBS. www.pbs.org