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2013 Smart Electric Drive: Drive Video From NY Auto Show

We didn't expect the fluorescent green, that's for sure. But it probably helped us on our half-hour drive around crowded midtown Manhattan in the new 2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, the latest all-electric version of the little two-seat Smart car. With the lithium-ion battery pack in the sandwich...

April 3, 2013 by John Voelcker 6

Volkswagen XL1 Diesel Plug-In Hybrid: Live Photos From Geneva

March 5, 2013 14

Now We Know: U.S. Buyers Don't Much Want Tiny Two-Seat Cars

January 4, 2013 25

2013 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Updates: Paris Auto Show Preview

September 14, 2012 4

Audi Urban Concept launch, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

Audi To Sell Electric Urban Concept, Join The Not-Quite-Car Parade?

If one is a fluke and two is coincidence, then three makes a trend for sure. Audi is close to approving plans to build a limited number of the all-electric two-seat Urban... November 4, 2011 by John Voelcker 8

Audi Urban Concept: Live Photos Of Electric Two-Seater Launch

The 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show officially opens to the press tomorrow, but already the private parties and launch events have started. Sunday night, Audi officially unveiled... September 12, 2011 by John Voelcker 4

Vauxhall/Opel electric car concept for 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

GM's European Arm, Opel, Shows Two-Seat Electric Urban Concept

With the Frankfurt Motor Show launching in less than a week, the concept cars are starting to come thick and fast. The latest is a small two-seat electric urban car from... September 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 16

Assembly of Think City electric cars, Elkhart, Indiana, Jan 2011

Think Went Thunk: What Does Electric-Car Bankruptcy Teach Us?

A little more than three weeks ago, Norwegian electric-car maker Think Global declared bankruptcy--for the fourth time, actually. In a pithy piece published a week later... July 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 9

2011 Wheego Whip LiFe at 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

Here Wheego Again: Another China-Made Car To Arrive Late

Here Wheego again. Pardon the pun, but another China-made car is late to the starting gate. Wheego Electric Cars Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, aimed to introduce its tiny... January 12, 2011 by Alysha Webb 3

Can U.S. Buyers Warm To Two-Seat Battery Electric City Cars?

Is small the new large? In the next few months we’ll see three different electric vehicles hit the market from automakers keen to break into the city car market. But... December 7, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4

2011 Wheego Whip LiFe Electric Car: First Drive Report

The 2011 Wheego Whip LiFe is a small, two-seat electric car from a startup company you've never heard of with an unusual name. It doesn't have the fit, finish, or driving... November 23, 2010 by John Voelcker 2

GreenCarReports Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Honda CR-Z

As we noted yesterday, we'll be giving one brand-new 2011 model the GreenCarReports 2011 Best Car To Buy Award in conjunction with the Los Angeles Auto Show next week. We'll... November 11, 2010 by John Voelcker

Will the 2011 Wheego LiFe Be the First Electric Car On Sale?

Sometimes we avoid covering certain cars, for good reasons or not. One of those cars is the 2011 Wheego LiFe, a derivative of the 2009 Wheego Whip. Never heard of it? Not... September 27, 2010 by John Voelcker 3

More Smart ForTwo Trouble: Owners Least Likely To Buy Another

As regular readers know, we've never been big fans of the Smart ForTwo minicar. It's not that we dislike small two-seaters; in fact, we think they're cool (unlike most U.S... August 27, 2010 by John Voelcker