Jennifer Knightstep, Author

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I was born in Detroit but raised in California, which explains my love of cars in general, but my fascination with and excitement about electric vehicles. I'm conflicted: I would love a late 1958 Corvette, but can I have it electric, please? I worked for seven years as a researcher at the General Motors Media Archive and have grown to love the rich and varied history of the industry as a whole. I find the infrastructure for the EV revolution particularly interesting, and enjoy writing about it.

Articles

  • Coda and Yardney Apply to DOE for Funds for Battery Venture

    Today, Yardney Technical Products and Coda Automotive announced that they have entered into a joint venture, called Coda Battery Systems, to design and produce automotive lithium-ion battery...

  • Production iMiEV Unveiled

    Today, on World Environment Day, Mitsubishi unveiled their new-generation (production model) i-MiEV, set to go on sale to the public in Japan next April. Notice the hyphen in i-MiEV, used to delineate the advance experiment from the production model. According to Mitsubishi, this vehicle is the...

  • GM Won't Kill Volt Program

    GM says the program is vital to recovery plans

  • Volvo Aims to Put PHEVs on the Road by 2012

    Volvo, with project partner Vattenfall, a Swedish energy supplier, aim to put a PHEV on the road by 2012. Volvo is calling this push for zero-emissions vehicles DRIVe Towards Zero. "There is no doubt that the environmental issue is at the very top of Volvo Cars' product development agenda right...

  • Chrysler Submits 3 Proposals Worth $448 Million to U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Earlier this week, Chrysler announced that they have submitted three proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) worth $448 million outlining their plans to rapidly bring electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) to market. Chrysler applied for two initiatives established by...

  • Brusa Sypder: Competition for the Tesla?

    Let's say you're interested in the Tesla Roadster but prefer something different, perhaps something European. Until now, there haven't been many options, except perhaps the super-sleek Fisker, which is still a stretch in terms of direct competition. But now there's something new, something...

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    Lutz sets Letterman Straight

    Some time ago, when Tesla founder Elon Musk appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, he told Letterman the Chevrolet Volt had a maximum range of only 40 miles, which is completely incorrect....

  • Will Volkswagen Release NEW EV at Frankfurt Show?

    Rumors are swirling that Volkswagen will unveil a new pure electric concpet vehicle at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show in spite of the slack economy. Volkswagen media people are mum, but speculation persists that they've been silently working on an EV that will compete with the Chevrolet-based...

  • Toyota Pushes Up Next-Gen Prius Test Leases from 2010 to late 2009

    So, you're a die-hard Prius fan eager to get your hands on one of the 500 PHV test lease vehicles Toyota has promised for next year? Hold on to your butt... Toyota has announced they'll be leasing the third-generation Prius plug-in hybrid by the end of THIS year, months ahead of schedule. There...

  • Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Partnership with Singapore

    Under a newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB), Land Transport Authority (LTA), and Energy Market Authority (EMA), the country takes a giant step towards their goal of zero-emissions mobility. This...

  • General Motors and University of Michigan Announce Institute of Automotive Research and Education

    Building on more than 50 years of collaboration, today General Motors and the University of Michigan announced the launch of the GM/U-M Institute of Automotive Research and Education, the second of three such planned partnerships. The collaborative relationship between GM and U-M includes several...

  • Renault Unveils Kangoo be bop Z.E. in Paris

    Today, at their annual shareholder’s meeting in Paris, Renault introduced their Kangoo be bop Z.E. electric prototype, derived from the production Kangoo be bop. The prototype, which is very similar in technology to what Renault will offer in its production electric vehicles, will begin a...

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    Audi A3 TwinDrive Hybrid Planned

    As part of the same program that will develop an electric Volkswagen Golf, Audi is planning an A3 electric. The program, called VW TwinDrive, has not released any firm release or sale dates, but Audi...

  • Will Honda Develop a Plug-in Hybrid?

    Honda has long cited their concerns about the expense and range of lithium-ion batteries as the primary reason why they haven't developed a plug-in hybrid. They prefer hydrogen fuel cells, and became the first automaker to offer the technology here last fall, when they began leasing their FCX...

  • BYD and Volkswagen to Sign Battery Deal

    According to a story in the Beijing News, Chinese battery and auto maker BYD may be close to a deal to supply Volkswagen with batteries. BYD, who is developing a line of their own battery electric vehicles, may cooperate with Volkswagen on a lithium iron phosphate battery. Says BYD sales manager...

  • Saturn Hybrids Cancelled

    Today General Motors announced they will cease production of the Saturn line-up at the end of the 2009 model year. This is a sad day for die-hard fans, who embraced Saturn's "different kind of car company" credo. But this is also a major set-back to GM's plan for a complete line-up of battery...

  • Norway Proposes Ban on Fossil Fuel Vehicles Beginning in 2015

    Imagine walking into every Chevy or Ford or Toyota dealership in the country and seeing wall-to-wall electric vehicles, Volts and Fusions and Priuses, but nary a traditional gas-powered Impala or Focus or Camry in sight. Imagine that happening in only six years. Sound impossible? Not really, at...

  • Pricing Announced for 2010 Lexus RX 450h

    Lexus has announced pricing for its 2010 RX 450h hybrid cross-over, which will go on sale here in the U.S. later this spring. The front-wheel drive model will have a base price of $41,660. The all-wheel drive model will start at $43,250. These figures actually reflect a slight decrease in...

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    Is a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid in the Works?

    Is a Toyota RAV4 hybrid in the works?

    Probably, yes, at least in China.

    According to Koei Saga, Toyota's Managing Officer of Hybrid System Development, "Toyota needs to accelerate the 2020 goal to...

  • BRIGHT IDEA Concept Goes to Capitol Hill

    What's big, gets 100 MPG, and may someday deliver your favorite potato chips to your local 7-11? The BRIGHT IDEA, an electric vehicle concept that lawmakers and industry leaders got to peek at yesterday on Capitol Hill. BRIGHT, based in Andersonville, Indiana, plans to unveil the IDEA at the EVS-24...

  • BYD e6 Crossover Launch at Auto Shanghai

    BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle upstart, unvieled their e6 all-electric crossover vehicle today at Auto Shanghai. While BYD's sedan offerings have been a bit dull in terms of design, this spry mini-SUV has style to spare. The technology has been updated too, with a battery pack that contains 100%...

  • Hybrid Buick MPV Business Concept Unveiled

    Today General Motors unveiled the Buick Business MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) Concept, a sleek hybrid with five doors and seating for up to seven. The MPV was developed in China, where Buick has long been a favorite marque, by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC). PATAC was launched as a...

  • 100 MPG HUMMER H3 Plug-In Hybrid to be Unveiled

    The HUMMER H3 has long been criticized as the epitome of impractical, fuel-gulping SUV. But Raser Technologies of Utah wants to use technology similar to that found in the Chevy Volt to make the HUMMER a 100 MPG fuel sipper. Details are sketchy, as Raser plans to debut the prototype later this...

  • Ireland, ESB, and Renault-Nissan Announce Alliance

    Today, in Dublin, Ireland, Energy Minister Eamon Ryan announced a new alliance that will put electric cars on Irish motorways in two years. Last year, Ryan expressed his intent that by 2020, 10% of vehicles in Ireland would be electric, and this alliance will likely aid Ireland in actually...

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