300 brand-new Karmas were destroyed in the storm, as were a total of around 16,000 vehicles from various makers, including a couple of Prii.
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October plug-in vehicle sales break records
With a presidential election and a deadly hurricane hogging the headlines, it’s perhaps understandable that the major national news media have ignored the most important story: all three of the mass-market plug-in vehicles broke sales records in October, while also topping the Consumer Reports customer reliability survey. Once again the Chevrolet Volt leads the plug-in pack. The… Read more »
Fisker Karmas swamped by seawater, catch fire
Hurricane Sandy’s devastating damage seems to include 16 Fisker Karmas that were parked in Port Newark, New Jersey.
Fiat to launch electric 500E at Los Angeles Auto Show
Rumor has it that it will have a 75 kW, 100 hp electric motor powering the front wheels, and will be sold only in limited quantities.
Ford’s new C-Max Energi can cruise in California carpool lanes
Buyers of the 2013 C-Max Energi are eligible for a $3,750 federal tax credit and, in California, a $1,500 rebate.
Study finds that drivers will charge off-peak if it saves them money
A two-year study that examined the charging behavior of 142 households with plug-in vehicles. The PHEVs averaged 68 mpg and used 27 megawatt-hours of electricity.
IPC’s new bi-directional Battery Converter offers vehicle-to-grid capability
Ideal Power Converters (IPC) announced that the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has successfully demonstrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities using IPC’s bi-directional Battery Converter. V2G allows vehicles to exchange power with the electricity grid, providing benefits such as local peak demand reduction. IPC’s wall-mounted Battery Converter is based on a hardware platform… Read more »
C-MAX Energi earns triple-digit EPA rating
The EPA has awarded Ford’s new C-MAX Energi a fuel efficiency rating of 108 MPGe city and 100 MPGe combined.
Colorado Republican candidate loves his Volt
Colorado Republican congressional candidate Joe Coors bucks the trend in a new campaign commercial, which was filmed inside his Volt.
Kia to launch electric Soul in 2014
Kia has released no details, but the British magazine Autocar reported that test versions of the new model have been spotted near the company’s research facility in Germany.