Classic Cars

Vintage Electric Car Gets New Life: As Street-Legal Tesla-Beater

Forty years ago, in the midst of fuel crisis after fuel crisis, automakers large and small around the world came up with concept and limited-run electric cars that would, it was hoped, revolutionize city commuting. They didn’t. Powered by several thousand pounds of lead acid batteries, fitted...

May 15, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

Converting A Car To Electric? How About A ’39 Pontiac Silver Streak?

May 4, 2012 4

eBay Watch: 1980 Comuta-Car--Retro Urban Electric Car

April 25, 2012 5

Kill (Gas) Bills: Daryl Hannah’s Bio Diesel El Camino Sold At Auction

February 17, 2012 5

What Killed Electric Cars? The Electric Motor, 100 Years Ago

Ever felt a bit cranky in the morning? Chances are, it's not for quite the same reason as it would have been for your great grandfather. Because originally, "cranky" was what... February 15, 2012 by Antony Ingram 5

Rare EV-1 Up For Sale, But It Isn't An Electric Car

Earlier today, our colleagues over at MotorAuthority told us about a collection of over 100 rare cars going under the hammer in Sweden. Among them, a complete EV-1. Complete... January 17, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

1919 Rauch & Lang electric car. Image: Hyman Ltd. Classic Cars

eBay Watch: 1919 Rauch & Lang Vintage Electric Car

It may not be the first electric car ever built, but the original 1919 Rauch & Lang electric car currently for sale on eBay is truly an object of beauty. With elegant... November 9, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1

World's first electric car (1881) recreated

German Autovision Museum Recreates First Ever Electric Car

125 years ago a man named Karl Benz patented what many consider to be the first motor car. As an engineer he wasn't as adept at marketing it though, which is why his wife... November 4, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1

Renee Zellweger's 1988 Honda CRX [via eBay Motors]

Five Classic Cars With Modern-Day Gas Mileage

Ask most people to name a classic or vintage car, and they’ll probably give you a list of V8 powered muscle cars not known for their high gas mileage. But the quest for... September 22, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7

GM Performance Parts' E-ROD: A Hot Rod Leans Towards Green

Common wisdom says that hot rodders and environmentalists are at opposite ends of the spectrum, and that the two mix like water and oil. Not so, says GM’s Performance... June 23, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 1

1914 Detroit Electric car, owned by GE scientist Charles Steinmetz, Schenectady, NY, June 2011

1914 Detroit Electric: Pretty Spry For A Century Old (Video)

For decades, old electric cars--those built from the 1890s to 1930 or so, when the last remnants of the industry died out--were nothing more than oddities. Tall, imposing... June 20, 2011 by John Voelcker 2

1985 Electric Volkswagen Golf To Return To Factory of its Birth

When I met last month with Volkswagen to ride inside a prototype 2012 Golf Blue e-motion, I was eager to experience this all-electric version of its popular 2011 Golf... December 14, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4