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New Cadillac ELR Converj EV Coupe

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeEZl4rFaANYLAsNRMUnSTKmdsM4kxLINXtewJwjHbgmWqMgq_6hpsc5KXIUq0oz4i38tN_ks04oCy1QGhrnbq7YAHWNsmxfk6pcut_L43ANjDWLl_Ewar0dKNmC_FE-DpRJtmt0HVm4/s1600/Cadillac_Hi_Res1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeEZl4rFaANYLAsNRMUnSTKmdsM4kxLINXtewJwjHbgmWqMgq_6hpsc5KXIUq0oz4i38tN_ks04oCy1QGhrnbq7YAHWNsmxfk6pcut_L43ANjDWLl_Ewar0dKNmC_FE-DpRJtmt0HVm4/s640/Cadillac_Hi_Res1.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 298px;" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ever since GM displayed the Cadillac Converj at the 2009 Detroit Motor Show, rumors have swirled  that a production model was under consideration. But we now have  official confirmation that the pure electric Converj is indeed moving  forward as a production car that will be named the Cadillac ELR. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“The concept  generated instant enthusiasm,” said Don Butler, vice president-Cadillac  Marketing. “Like other milestone Cadillac models of the past, the ELR  will offer something not otherwise present – the combination of electric  propulsion with striking design and the fun of luxury coupe driving.”</span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-cadillac-elr-gm-officially-confirms.html" name="more"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The  Cadillac ELR will be equipped with a similar electric propulsion system  to the Chevy Volt, featuring a T-shaped lithium ion battery, an  electric drive unit, and a four-cylinder engine-generator. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Like  the Volt, the ELR will use electricity as its primary source of energy  for motivation, with the gasoline engine generator kicking in once the  batteries are depleted. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">General Motors said  that the development of the ELR is well underway with more details on  the powertrain to be released at a later date. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“There’s  no mistaking it for anything but a Cadillac, an aggressive,  forward-leaning profile and proportion showcases a uniquely shaped,  modern vision of a personal luxury 2+2,” said Ed Welburn, GM vice  president, Global Design.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The announcement on the production of the ELR Coupe comes shortly after Cadillac confirmed the new XTS large luxury saloon and the BMW 3-Series challenging ATS compact sports sedan.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">GM added that it will show a new concept model on Thursday, August 18, at a  special event prior to the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641924170286237138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YzNdsEDksr8/TkwkJAOaBdI/AAAAAAAE3ng/72HZaDc4ck0/s400/Cadillac_Hi_Res.jpg" style="float: left; height: 175px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div  style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); text-align: center;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size:large;"> 2009 CADILLAC CONVERJ</span></b></i></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-uXPehkF1yUtPOfrAjX-9JryuOEFgG9o5D1SNdhh2Iuan6mBHxOgdBfH-JUKjpdaCfFnGWECGDY6Y5Zc_i1QAx8nO_eUsExt3sFIbIfNG5zoQ7rP9lSHATqIZaXsGlUJ5Z-OuCW-4Ss/s1600/CADILLAC_CONVERJ_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-uXPehkF1yUtPOfrAjX-9JryuOEFgG9o5D1SNdhh2Iuan6mBHxOgdBfH-JUKjpdaCfFnGWECGDY6Y5Zc_i1QAx8nO_eUsExt3sFIbIfNG5zoQ7rP9lSHATqIZaXsGlUJ5Z-OuCW-4Ss/s400/CADILLAC_CONVERJ_7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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New Cadillac ELR Converj EV Coupe

Ever since GM displayed the Cadillac Converj at the 2009 Detroit Motor Show, rumors have swirled that a production model was under conside...

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Audi's Urban e-Tron Minicar Concept At Frankfurt motor show

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjxZP0K5PVDSbG1ByniH2o3mbD_XQt87-qJa1Mf4tPFHmQBc5i-rjyk2714bfqVBjV9RzaBJQdCUDW4fPZ2mns3HXdCnUtq8bcqGguBoyUxKxOglyChw6Y1wSk5hQBB1d_Bcerl_IMYY/s1600/Audi-Urban-Concept-50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjxZP0K5PVDSbG1ByniH2o3mbD_XQt87-qJa1Mf4tPFHmQBc5i-rjyk2714bfqVBjV9RzaBJQdCUDW4fPZ2mns3HXdCnUtq8bcqGguBoyUxKxOglyChw6Y1wSk5hQBB1d_Bcerl_IMYY/s640/Audi-Urban-Concept-50.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's showtime for Audi that just  released the first sketches of its Frankfurt Motor Show-bound Urban  Concept a couple of days after a camouflaged prototype made a public appearance at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin Germany during a video shoot.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The  official sketches show a lower and sleeker design with more futuristic  styling elements than what we saw in the video footage of the car, but  that's usually the case with all designer renderings. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Audi  says the Urban Concept is an ultra-light car for congested urban spaces  that is not based on any previous model. It is built around a central  carbonfibre monocoque and rolls on massive wheels with a 21-inch  diameter. </span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/frankfurt-preview-audi-urban-e-tron.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Power comes courtesy of two e-tron electric motors that draw energy from a lithium-ion battery.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A  sliding canopy that forms part of the body opens up to allow the driver  and one passenger to enter the car. The cockpit consists of carbon  fiber-reinforced polymer, which integrates the undercarriage of both  seats.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The driver is  seated in front and to the left while, the passenger behind and to the  right. Audi says the driver can adjust the steering wheel and pedals to  his own body measurements. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">More details on the Urban Concept are to be released closer to the Frankfurt Motor Show. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PHOTO GALLERY</span></b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH1z5EorlBkkJMMkH57Fh1a_DZiTHwpnQxJ1APm8M-TjabOzPsgdGRhDP3z1YLLTMbGl9YtCE4F_UAwTdkrh1LpL0gqOEjjq4uLZHd8YTEvyZRPfxhmzFtQy4f37JoHBkyn7A-zITkeQ/s1600/Audi-Urban-Concept-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH1z5EorlBkkJMMkH57Fh1a_DZiTHwpnQxJ1APm8M-TjabOzPsgdGRhDP3z1YLLTMbGl9YtCE4F_UAwTdkrh1LpL0gqOEjjq4uLZHd8YTEvyZRPfxhmzFtQy4f37JoHBkyn7A-zITkeQ/s400/Audi-Urban-Concept-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdaDlnynWSmBgKXHb_Md_3CvsC9sdo3_4K7jsa-oJmTBFO43sUCVmX1OnWoNNMGMKtlTiEsQMYFn_rmQHiQRCktq5CX6gpIXB90agrqHng_ji0T1NsL5mohxlOzo8SYSbRSv0sTRtkQo/s1600/Audi-Urban-Concept-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdaDlnynWSmBgKXHb_Md_3CvsC9sdo3_4K7jsa-oJmTBFO43sUCVmX1OnWoNNMGMKtlTiEsQMYFn_rmQHiQRCktq5CX6gpIXB90agrqHng_ji0T1NsL5mohxlOzo8SYSbRSv0sTRtkQo/s400/Audi-Urban-Concept-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurJ-1zfqaVNBDSjnkutDv-Ga5BnXCVZt74kEvqtMX-iUfge-Zr-XfeXqaziACGmWDicjSOEx4QWMBJPZQD9lVH0wXm7RQf22lT5pIetHutsAEiCORb0LdutXVbHtlzndsY8rTiwu67xo/s1600/Audi-Urban-Concept-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurJ-1zfqaVNBDSjnkutDv-Ga5BnXCVZt74kEvqtMX-iUfge-Zr-XfeXqaziACGmWDicjSOEx4QWMBJPZQD9lVH0wXm7RQf22lT5pIetHutsAEiCORb0LdutXVbHtlzndsY8rTiwu67xo/s400/Audi-Urban-Concept-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RUL0IrkAc5rdKzbnUQz1rUV1ysGSnQoeEBU8-PH4OTZ9fhiDmwYnj2wbPsW5ilvTUeeyZEbiAzi11d1KYPf2RkEBEbjMmzbe2fQF1LmULdR7G8ns0aR9tTBG9-eT1P-LV9nIs0fg-FU/s1600/Audi-Urban-Concept-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RUL0IrkAc5rdKzbnUQz1rUV1ysGSnQoeEBU8-PH4OTZ9fhiDmwYnj2wbPsW5ilvTUeeyZEbiAzi11d1KYPf2RkEBEbjMmzbe2fQF1LmULdR7G8ns0aR9tTBG9-eT1P-LV9nIs0fg-FU/s400/Audi-Urban-Concept-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-RoirpFnQFMk0bDsNCfbBbyZnNX_HhLo5RNwJsZGqS5eNKsvfvBxrponhSukU08fBtSge7DjVYQy9Gs56vpQFT0gM1XHWBJyshUZ_ogh1Hl5Jfb-awGZ2c8rdhHy9kFF6yMbcNJtPSE/s1600/Audi-Urban-Concept-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-RoirpFnQFMk0bDsNCfbBbyZnNX_HhLo5RNwJsZGqS5eNKsvfvBxrponhSukU08fBtSge7DjVYQy9Gs56vpQFT0gM1XHWBJyshUZ_ogh1Hl5Jfb-awGZ2c8rdhHy9kFF6yMbcNJtPSE/s400/Audi-Urban-Concept-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

Audi's Urban e-Tron Minicar Concept At Frankfurt motor show

It's showtime for Audi that just released the first sketches of its Frankfurt Motor Show-bound Urban Concept a couple of days after a...

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Ecclestone Says No to Electric Engines in the Pit Lane

Ecclestone Says No to Electric Engines in the Pit Lane

As you may have already heard, Formula 1’s regulations have been overhauled for the 2014 season with 1.6-liter turbocharged V6s replacing th...

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Ford to Launch Pure-Electric Focus in New York and California

Ford to Launch Pure-Electric Focus in New York and California

On Monday, a rumor spread over the web saying that Ford has delayed the launch of the 2012 Focus Electric in 17 of the initial 19 markets...

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Google's Self-Driving Car Involved in California Accident

Google's Self-Driving Car Involved in California Accident

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in the title that this was the first accident involving a Google se...

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Opel Says Second Generation Ampera Will be Cheaper

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxC554AP308-fxVE71VlOqhoL5f-crVTli0_YP5DaZ36LvsSi3mUVVkZsmrk3NLcyk6WuJ_LiCcXIl1SZN0f_zgBvU-zrGzzrV3t-5XX8GG8xaGbgNHM8zM6lSn8Nx1QxmbeFMECwmptM/s1600/OPEL_AMPERA_40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxC554AP308-fxVE71VlOqhoL5f-crVTli0_YP5DaZ36LvsSi3mUVVkZsmrk3NLcyk6WuJ_LiCcXIl1SZN0f_zgBvU-zrGzzrV3t-5XX8GG8xaGbgNHM8zM6lSn8Nx1QxmbeFMECwmptM/s640/OPEL_AMPERA_40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Even though deliveries of Opel’s  extended-range hybrid aren’t expected to begin until early 2012, the  company is already planning the successor to the Chevy Volt’s European  alter-ego.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">According to British magazine </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Autocar</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, the second generation of the Opel / Vauxhall </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ampera</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">  is scheduled for release in 2015 and, if sources from within the  company are reliable, it feature a more radical design and a lower  starting price than the current model.</span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/opel-says-second-generation-ampera.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In  the UK for example, the Vauxhall Ampera, which is already available to  order, costs a rather steep £28,995 –and that is after the government’s  £5,000 rebate. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Opel </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">engineers  say that the battery pack alone costs around £7,000 but improvements in  technology in the next four years will enable the company to reduce the  cost by 50%. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However,  that’s not enough. Opel CEO Nick Reilly said the price of the Ampera  will be further reduced by economies of scale due to increased demand  and more localized production: “We have an education job to do on the  technology of the Ampera, but that will come in time. We hope that it  will establish itself as a market leader and we’ll be able to capitalize  on that with a cheaper, more expressively designed second generation  model”.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Economies of  scale could also come from fitting the Ampera’s extended-range  powertrain in other Opel and Vauxhall models. If this happens, then the  cost of tooling and manufacturing would drop significantly further  lowering the costs.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Nevertheless, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">GM </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">has  to first assess sales of the model before it goes ahead with any  decision, such as manufacturing its next generation in Europe, as it  currently builds it alongside the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Volt </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">at  its Warren, Michigan plant in the US. So far, things are looking good  since 7,000 of the 10,000 units allocated for 2012 are already presold,  with 75% of the sales going to fleet customers. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Opel  would also like to give the next-gen Ampera a more aggressive style  that will be more in line with the other models in its range. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The  German firm's designers didn’t have a lot of freedom in the first  generation because of the restraints forced on them by the car being a  rebadged Volt. If they get the green light, the 2015 model will follow  the company's new design “language” , recently previewed in the  brand-new </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Opel Zafira Tourer</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PHOTO GALLERY</span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1CNeMK2gQln2AefqMIhIAU2M2JbFbr3zqDtBrHv3AfBaVoa6K4_PKNxNrxCGGzwPcwyF5Fhip6hC-DbowVIrw1OZyZlurG8HaJLePw2HQScvZcfQDS9RV_eRH6hT2rI7enuhyUdhAdw/s1600/CHEVROLET_VOLT_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Opel Says Second Generation Ampera Will be Cheaper

Even though deliveries of Opel’s extended-range hybrid aren’t expected to begin until early 2012, the company is already planning the succ...

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Toyota to Build RAV4 EV in Canada

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4tq9XIiGM_N9QR19HZ7m5YWPRfeH-2CKIfSCsvCkOrQxFM6l3lNyZ5OkK-gz3LIQiqkqIiLXtihvB1FjIv8zzuO9OU0PNI9Z7ChYET_P3LVDlpVq9-6xv1UQrBOM_pmifVlti4h85m8/s1600/toyota-rav4-ev-101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4tq9XIiGM_N9QR19HZ7m5YWPRfeH-2CKIfSCsvCkOrQxFM6l3lNyZ5OkK-gz3LIQiqkqIiLXtihvB1FjIv8zzuO9OU0PNI9Z7ChYET_P3LVDlpVq9-6xv1UQrBOM_pmifVlti4h85m8/s640/toyota-rav4-ev-101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script>   <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Having cleared up the misunderstanding on whether or not the pure-electric RAV4 will  be sold to the general public (it will), Toyota and partner Tesla  Motors confirmed today that their jointly developed EV SUV will be built  at the Japanese company’s Canadian manufacturing plant in Woodstock,  Ontario starting from 2012. </span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/toyota-to-build-rav4-ev-in-canada-sales.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">“The  Tesla-Toyota joint development team has agreed that building the  vehicle at the Woodstock plant on the same line as the gasoline-powered  RAV4, will streamline and simplify the production process and guarantee  the highest level of quality control,” said Ray Tanguay, Toyota Motor  Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) Chairman.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Toyota  previously revealed that it will pay Tesla Motors around $100 million  to supply the electric powertrain, which includes the battery, motor,  gear box and power electronics for the RAV4 EV.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The  maker of the Tesla Roadster will manufacture the components of the  electric powertrain at its production facility in Palo Alto, California  and then ship them to Canada for final assembly into the RAV4 EV.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Toyota  said that the RAV4 EV will be sold through its U.S. dealerships with  information on the precise launch date and pricing to be announced at "a  later time".</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PHOTO GALLERY</span></b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Toyota to Build RAV4 EV in Canada

Having cleared up the misunderstanding on whether or not the pure-electric RAV4 will be sold to the general public (it will), Toyota...

8:18 AM

Fisker will Unveil New Crossover Model at Frankfurt Motor Show

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZwe0Y0q27vroK1xwfS1XMMEs5Ud4bfDzolDPdGVMCyAnCSjCrLcUFt7_pUVfJIubHwpobi7dqALHAZ57ktZ502VwiZ0tpuHuLR8KdCbat_VVNKxQCmmhygF0x_r0g8_Cx_H-hFeNDzs/s1600/Fikser-Karma-S-60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZwe0Y0q27vroK1xwfS1XMMEs5Ud4bfDzolDPdGVMCyAnCSjCrLcUFt7_pUVfJIubHwpobi7dqALHAZ57ktZ502VwiZ0tpuHuLR8KdCbat_VVNKxQCmmhygF0x_r0g8_Cx_H-hFeNDzs/s640/Fikser-Karma-S-60.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The man behind the Karma  extended-range electric sports sedan, company boss Henrik Fisker,  revealed some ambitious new plans to develop the brand's lineup during  the European launch of the saloon model. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">According to one report from British magazine What Car?, Fisker  confirmed the development of a new crossover that will combine elements  from sporty estate and SUV models, and which will be revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show in September before it allegedly reaches showrooms in 2012. </span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/fisker-to-unveil-new-crossover-model-at.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No other details were given about the crossover, but we reckon it will most likely be shown in pre-production form. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Aside  from the Karma and the as of yet unnamed crossover, Fisker is also said  to be working on the production version of the 2009 Karma S  coupe-convertible (pictured in our gallery) and a smaller and more  practical model called the Nina, both of which are due to enter  production in 2013. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In  addition, Fisker said that the company has plans for a four-wheel drive  version of the Karma as well as a new two-speed transmission designed  to improve fuel economy and offer a higher top speed. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PHOTO GALLERY</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmeE0i0HxJt8TOqjZFGlju3wrhZ7KJefCpEKAn9tdzLJ9smw8XY4xX4yph5sW7NK04XGMZvJiaTJOoRwdbxyrPOFSj5num5LGL5dfoVgDOPzhJty-LayD-lJLrPsXsYtznRXw4bA9zFg/s1600/Fikser-Karma-S-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmeE0i0HxJt8TOqjZFGlju3wrhZ7KJefCpEKAn9tdzLJ9smw8XY4xX4yph5sW7NK04XGMZvJiaTJOoRwdbxyrPOFSj5num5LGL5dfoVgDOPzhJty-LayD-lJLrPsXsYtznRXw4bA9zFg/s640/Fikser-Karma-S-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzLRGnBN8A5LFvBP8FoC4tYpfv4-t4-xA2XSgDPZbC3GPdczjdo3X9H5k8yO8obFnq-4i3IH-ypcdkr6wzzNwke2LczCQVYUIMGEsP67xsImzoZdVfR4ivSDuBvMSuLwpzB8VxOj8Pts/s1600/Fikser-Karma-S-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzLRGnBN8A5LFvBP8FoC4tYpfv4-t4-xA2XSgDPZbC3GPdczjdo3X9H5k8yO8obFnq-4i3IH-ypcdkr6wzzNwke2LczCQVYUIMGEsP67xsImzoZdVfR4ivSDuBvMSuLwpzB8VxOj8Pts/s640/Fikser-Karma-S-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJG1ivtBTCZsLllzbgST2pF6uwsW4ti6qfD31z7Y2nTmX50l7rcMNnmYRQzqpIn165NrRJjibZNMmCw1rgcB9dXAgZ-Ia1KB8r-87xxVH9_JI9fL4ShD-eIxVFGVsxUnwFlBr3ZOs50U/s1600/Fikser-Karma-S-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJG1ivtBTCZsLllzbgST2pF6uwsW4ti6qfD31z7Y2nTmX50l7rcMNnmYRQzqpIn165NrRJjibZNMmCw1rgcB9dXAgZ-Ia1KB8r-87xxVH9_JI9fL4ShD-eIxVFGVsxUnwFlBr3ZOs50U/s640/Fikser-Karma-S-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

Fisker will Unveil New Crossover Model at Frankfurt Motor Show

The man behind the Karma extended-range electric sports sedan, company boss Henrik Fisker, revealed some ambitious new plans to develop th...

8:13 AM

BMW Group Publishes Results of first Mini E Trial

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5301605116058601439"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5301605116058601439"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5301605116058601439"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPxY9QLMOEim2AlERftDYQUyDPg4PUfY7owpaCOfggIpOwWWJDHrpINk2jOdjv5-8hKYSvZ0LIKTJqPjKQBo_-PF6NuTLDKzzIjfZSrg-IbRGMlE6PhzARoGU50ap4kpw_9ctC12i-_Y/s1600/MINI_E_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPxY9QLMOEim2AlERftDYQUyDPg4PUfY7owpaCOfggIpOwWWJDHrpINk2jOdjv5-8hKYSvZ0LIKTJqPjKQBo_-PF6NuTLDKzzIjfZSrg-IbRGMlE6PhzARoGU50ap4kpw_9ctC12i-_Y/s640/MINI_E_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We all know about the merits of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">electric vehicles </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but have you ever wondered how it would really be like owning one and driving it on a daily basis?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In collaboration with the British government, the BMW Group launched a trial program in the UK with 40 pure-electric </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">MINI E</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> cars given to 62 citizens and 72 pool users over two six-month periods, from December 2009 until March 2011.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now that the trial period is over, MINI and the Oxford Brookes University, which undertook the research, have released their findings.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/bmw-group-publishes-results-of-first.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here are the MINI E trial project results in numbers:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><blockquote style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #efeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; font: italic normal normal 13px/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 1.8em; padding-right: 1.8em; padding-top: 0.8em;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">40 MINI Es</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">12 Months</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">138 Drivers (32 women, 106 men)</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">258,105 miles (415,380 km)</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">33,345 Journeys</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">80,282 kWh Electricity</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Highest mileage by an individual driver over six months: 7,954 miles (11,270 km)</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Average mileage per vehicle over six months, including fleet pool cars: 3,226 miless (4,830 km)</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Average single trip distance: 9.5 miles (15.3 km), compared to UK average of 7 miles (11.3 km)</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Average cost to charge over six months: £60, less than 2p per mile</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Virtually all recharging carried out at home.</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Almost all participants said they’d consider buying an electric car as a result of taking part in the program.</span></li><br /><li style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; color: #292929; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">80% of the participants trips were made exclusively in the MINI E. With the addition of rear seats and a bigger boot, this number would increase to 90%.</span></li><br /></ul></blockquote><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The MINI E is powered an electric motor that produces 204HP and 204 Nm, while drawing energy from a 35kWh Li-Ion battery. 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