Via Motors
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Electric trucks are getting more attention now than they did eight years ago, as the world prepared for the launch of the first modern electric cars to be sold in volume. The Tesla Semi tends to draw enormous amounts of attention, while less glamorous fleet buyers are ever more favorable toward plug-in electric trucks for known urban routes within their battery range. But one company that's been around for many years has been relatively quiet of late. DON'T MISS: Via Motors 100 MPG Electric Pickup Launching At Detroit (Dec 2011) That would be Via Motors, founded eight years ago to sell...
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Via's Plug-In Hybrid Trucks Will Sell 50,000 A Year By 2018, Company SaysVia Motors expects dramatic growth in its plug-in vehicle sales.
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U.S. Air Force Unveils Fleet of 42 Electric Vehicles, Nissan Leafs Included, For V2G Tests
The U.S. Air Force will conduct a vehicle-to-grid test program in Los Angeles.
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Deliveries Of Via Motors Range-Extended Electric Vans Start After EPA Certification
Via Motors has begun delivering its Chevrolet Express-based vans following EPA certification.
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Best Western To Use 1,000 Via Range-Extended Electric Vans As Hotel Shuttles
VIA Motors has announced an $80 million purchase agreement with its Canadian distributor, Sun Country Highway, to deploy 1,000 of Via's range-extended electric Vtrux vans as shuttle vehicles at Best Western hotels. The pact is important for Via, giving it a major commitment that could kick-start...
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Via Electric Pickup Outdoes Solar Roofs With Solar Tonneau Cover
Via Motors will offer what could be the ultimate accessory for its extended-range electric truck: a solar bed cover.
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Via says its Chevrolet Express-based plug-in van will return 100 mpg in mixed driving.
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Via Motors Latest To Try Electric Vehicle-To-Home Backup Power Tech
Japanese companies have explored the concept of electric vehicles powering houses for some time, but with events like last year's Hurricane Sandy fresh in peoples' minds, some U.S. organizations are investigating it too. One of these is the Department of Defense. Another is Via Motors, the Bob...
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VIA Motors XTRUX Electric Truck: 2013 Detroit Auto Show Live Photos
What does an 800 horsepower electric truck look like? Just that little bit meaner than any other production truck, as it turns out--if Via Motors' XTRUX electric truck is anything to go by. The wildly powerful range-extended truck was unveiled at this week's Detroit Auto Show. Loosely based on the...
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Bob Lutz Previews New Via Motors Electric Trucks: Detroit Auto Show
The 2013 Detroit Auto Show is fast approaching, and details of new models are bombarding us from all angles. Among the more interesting vehicles set to hit the show floor come from Via Motors. The Bob Lutz-backed Via Motors produces plug-in trucks, based on GM vehicle chassis. Taking inspiration...
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Via Motors To Show More Plug-In Electric Trucks In Detroit
Electric vehicle startups come and go, but it's harder to ignore one fronted by "father of the Chevy Volt" Bob Lutz. That startup is Via Motors, producer of electric trucks, and it's set to unveil three new full-size electric vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Diversifying from mere work...
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Jay Leno, Bob Lutz, Talk Plug-ins, Drive Via Plug-in Hybrid Truck
Americans love the utility and functionality of the mighty pickup truck, but not its gas mileage. So its no surprise that talk show host Jay Leno thinks that Americans will love the Via Vtrux, a range-extended, full-size, electric pickup truck that combines the practicality of a Chevy Silverado...
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This is a perfectly serious question. A basic 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 full-size pickup truck starts around $23,000, and the rear-wheel drive XFE model is rated by the EPA at 18 mpg combined. The Silverado Hybrid model, a 1500 twin-cab, starts at around $40,000, and the RWD model is rated at 21 mpg. So how much would you pay for a 100-mpg Silverado pickup? Detroit debut Via Motors, a company that plans to convert GM pickup trucks, full-size sport-utility vehicles, and vans to plug-in hybrid powertrains, has a number in mind. The company debuted its products, sold under the Vtrux model...
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Via Motors To Use A123 Lithium-Ion Cells In Electric Trucks
Via Motors, the extended-range electric truck conversion company with GM legend Bob Lutz on its board, announced today that it would use lithium-ion cells from A123 Systems in its battery packs. The startup company will show its full lineup of electric-drive pickup trucks at next week's Detroit...
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Why Would Bob Lutz Join An Electric Car Conversion Company?
Bob Lutz may have taken a part-time advisory post with GM 16 months after officially retiring from his post there, but now he has a second job too. The former Vice Chairman of General Motors--and the man credited as the driving force behind the Chevrolet Volt--now seems to be working at electric...
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