Dan Marino on the Nissan Leaf: “It looks good, it handles great, it’s big enough.”

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Videos

Here’s a bit of trivia: someone wanted Dan Marino to review the Nissan Leaf.
That’s what the former football star tells viewers in his first “Dan’s Winning Drives” video, produced by AutoNationConnect, anyway. Apparently, ANC readers were able to suggest vehicles for Marino to “review” and the Leaf leaped to the top [...]

Bugatti Galibier sedan put on hold because it’s not outrageous enough

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Performance, Bugatti, Luxury

Bugatti builds truly outrageous automobiles that stretch our perceptions of performance and personal wealth. The Veyron currently serves as the automaker’s only ambassador into the world of high-speed and exotic engineering. Bugatti executives are looking to add a second steed to the stable, and we believe the Galibier [...]

GM on making a pure electric vehicle: it’s “on the table”

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM

Chevrolet Sail electric concept vehicle

General Motors‘ halo vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, sort of blurs the line between a battery-only automobile and a plug-in hybrid. But, as we’ve pointed out before, the Volt resembles a plug-in Toyota Prius on steroids more so than it does a Nissan Leaf. Since the Volt is [...]

Report: 136 recall campaigns in 2010 have covered 17.2M autos, and it’s still not a record year

Filed under: Recalls, Safety

It’s been a banner year for big recalls, or at least it feels that way. What with high profile recalls from Toyota for everything from runaway vehicles to brake issues and a host of smaller problems from nearly every automaker in the market, it certainly felt like 2010 was at the top [...]

Volvo C30 Electric gets DRIVen and it’s a wonderful little ride

Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Volvo, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Volvo C30 Electric – Click above for high-res image gallery

The first thing we noticed about the Volvo C30 Electric – the automaker’s most serious contender in the electric car space that will enter production in 2011 – is that it’s a great platform to turn into an electric vehicle. [...]

Camry pedal recall prompts secondary repair, Toyota denies it’s recalling a recall

Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Toyota

“On November 30, 2010, Toyota issued a Technical Service Bulletin that instructs technicians how to repair two weld nuts that may be damaged when removing the bolts used to attach the accelerator pedal to the bulkhead.” So says the automaker in a statement you’ll find after the jump.
It seems this pair [...]

First Chevy Volt charity auction has 12 days to go, but it’s already up to $180,000!

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM

How much is that Chevrolet Volt in the window? If you’re talking about the first available production model that’s up for auction to help the Detroit Public Schools Foundation, it’ll cost you close to $200k. Even though the auction started at $50,000, the current high bid is $180,000, placed by [...]

It’s Turkey Day, and AutoblogGreen is thankful for…

Filed under: Etc., AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Click above to find out what the Autoblog team is thankful for

The Autoblog team has put together a little collection of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I wrote the following for the group list (read it here), but wanted to highlight it on AutoblogGreen as well, in part to [...]

What is EVSE? It’s Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, and here’s what it’s all about

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in

When discussing electric vehicles and charging standards, things can get a bit confusing. Progress has been made in terms of unification, with the J1172 connector becoming a standard in most of the world. However, nomenclature still brings about plenty of conversational disorientation. Did you know modern electric vehicles (EVs) such as [...]

Editorial: GM’s Chevy Volt advertising might work today, but it’s incredibly shortsighted

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily

What does General Motors have against electric cars? The brand new “Anthem” TV spot for the Chevrolet Volt that debuts during the World Series tonight (watch it here) contains the line, “This is America, man. Home of the highway, last-minute detours and spontaneous acts of freedom” [...]

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