Vintage

Electric Cars Are Fast: First-Ever U.S. Speeding Ticket

Speeding is big business. There's no money to be made from it as an individual of course, unless you subscribe to the theory "time is money". But the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 100,000 Americans are ticketed for speeding every day, at an average cost of $150 per ticket--$5.5 billion a year in...

April 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 4

Nissan Leaf's Great-Grandfather: The Tama EV

April 2, 2013 4

Electric Or Gasoline? Vintage Woods Automobile Could Do Either, If Required

January 30, 2013 2

Funky Friday: Flux Capacitor Charges Up Historic Electric Drag Racing

June 29, 2012 3

Vintage Electric Cars Benefit From New Electric Car Sales Too

If you’re in the market for an electric car, the chances are you’ve resigned yourself to the fact that you’re going to need to spend upwards of $30,000 in... May 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

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... May 15, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

'39 Pontiac Electric Car Conversion (© Roanoke College)

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

For as long as electric cars have existed, enterprising individuals around the U.S. have sought to convert gasoline cars to electric power. Over the years, we’ve seen... May 4, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4

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

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

1899 Vintage Electric Car Sells For Record-Breaking $550,000 In Auction

If you had over half-a-million dollars to spend on an electric car, which car -- or cars -- would you buy? For $550,000 -- that’s about the same price as the... August 24, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6

Five Things You Shouldn't Do To A Toyota Prius...Ever

The venerable Toyota Prius has been around for over a decade now, first as an awkward but fuel-efficient sedan, then a geeky hatchback and soon a platform in its own right... August 12, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6

Are Quirky eBay Conversions Really Worth Buying?

If the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 2011 Nissan Leaf, 2011 Coda Sedan or 2011 Tesla Roadster are a little too modern for your tastes, an eBay auction ending this weekend could offer... November 10, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3

1912 Edison Electric Car. Image: Sunday Express

Thomas Edison's 1912 Electric Car Gets A Chance To Shine

American-born Thomas Edison might be best known for coming up with one of history's most significant inventions, the lightbulb, but the inventor had other bright ideas too... September 27, 2010 by Antony Ingram 7