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Watch A 2013 Nissan Leaf Being Built In Tennessee (Video)
We always love seeing how electric cars are made. There's something fascinating about watching a car go right from the metal presses to rolling out of the factory. In recent years we've brought you videos of such a process for several electric cars, and now it's the turn of the 2013 Nissan Leaf at...
80 Million Vehicles Built Globally Last Year--A New Record
Well, the numbers are in. Despite the lingering effects of economic recession, the world's auto industry built more vehicles in 2011 than ever in history: 80 million, in... March 29, 2012 by John Voelcker 10
Chevy Volt Production To Halt For 5 Weeks Due To Oversupply
Late Friday afternoon, Chevrolet announced it would idle production of its Volt range-extended electric car for five weeks, from March 19 to April 23. The story was first... March 5, 2012 by John Voelcker 36
Fisker Promises 15,000 Karmas for 2012, Changes Story On Production Delays
Fisker Automotive, maker of the plug-in Karma sports sedan, hasn’t had an easy time of late, thanks to the Karma’s rather low EPA fuel economy rating and... November 16, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
Fisker Karma Electric-Car Production Ramps Up, But Slowly
Every carmaker ramps up production on a new vehicle slowly. So Fisker Automotive struck back at the thesis of a GigaOm article yesterday that suggested the company was... November 10, 2011 by John Voelcker
GM Makes 2012 Volt Production Line Tweaks, Delays 2nd Shift
Earlier this year, General Motors announced that it would start a second shift at its Detroit-Hamtramck factory some time towards the end of 2011 to meet its production goals... October 10, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
Single-Malt Powered Electric Car Offers Travel Sans Hangover
You might feel a little "green around the gills" the following morning, but a night of drinking Bruichladdich whisky from the UK helps to do your bit for green... August 10, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
BMW ActiveE Electric Car Shown On Leipzig Assembly Line (Video)
You might call it pure propaganda, but confident young BMW worker Mirco Schwarze describes the process of assembling the BMW ActiveE electric car in a way that makes it all... July 18, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Never Fear, More Priuses Will Be Here! Or Not. It Depends
If you want to buy a new 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid these days, you may have to scramble. Supplies are down to 3,000 units, which is less than 10 days' worth of sales. In auto... June 24, 2011 by John Voelcker
Will GM's 2011 Chevy Volt Evolve Or Become A Costly Dead End?
While the 2011 Chevy Volt will find its way to between 10,000 and 15,000 U.S. buyers, that's far from enough volume to make any car a production success--or to make it... June 20, 2011 by George Parrott 11
Buying a Nissan Leaf? The Wait Could Be Longer Than You'd Like
There’s no mistaking the fact that Nissan is rapidly increasing its production volumes for its 2011 Nissan Leaf in order to clear its order books and get 12,000 Leafs... June 14, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
2012 Toyota Prius V Wagon: Hybrid Success, More To Be Built
The 2012 Toyota Prius V wagon hasn't even reached U.S. dealers--it'll arrive this fall--but surging global demand has already convinced Toyota to raise production. The... June 7, 2011 by John Voelcker
2011 Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid: Sales Now To Start In July
Much attention and too little perspective has been focused on the monthly sales reports for the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, the first mass-market plug-in electric cars. But... June 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
Toyota Total For Hybrid Vehicles Passes 3 Million & Counting
Late last month, Toyota announced that it had delivered its 3-millionth hybrid-electric vehicle, with 3.03 million sold as of February 28. Of that total, almost 2.2 million... March 15, 2011 by John Voelcker
Chevy Volt Production May Rise; It's Not As Simple As You Think
It all started when General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said the company wanted to "double" production of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, its range-extended electric car. Various media... March 10, 2011 by John Voelcker 4
Video: 2011 Lexus CT 200h From Start To Finish
Whether it's the hatchback body style or the modest stats, the 2011 Lexus CT 200h hasn't yet created much buzz in the headlines. A new video, however, showing the car moving... December 9, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
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