During a web chat today Mark Reuss, president of GM North America briefly talked about Chevy’s plans for a new a marketing strategy that involved turning more to Corvette and Camaro muscle cars in future marketing efforts to improve Chevrolet’s image. The new spots are due to come out within the next few months. [...]
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Fixing the Great Mistake – Click above to watch video after the jump
Cities around the world are engaged in quests to reimagine how to best serve the mobility needs of their citizens. Whether it’s Segway-ish vehicles like General Motors’ PUMA or bike sharing, going car-free or thinking about electric buses that get power from the road itself, there are more options now than ever before. One thing that most of these ideas have in common is reducing the emphasis on the automobile as the primary means of transportation for people in urban areas.
Throughout recent history, city planners have needed to choose ways to offer residents the mobility options that best serve them. And, more often than not, planners opted to give precedence to the car. In the latest episode of the new Streetfilms series called “Fixing the Great Mistake,” Transportation Alternatives director Paul Steely White discusses how New York became so car-centric (and exported the idea) and shows ways that the city is trying to turn back the clock with events like Summer Streets. Putting people, not cars, into streets is actually a pretty good idea. Check it out after the jump. Well worth four minutes.
[Source: Streetfilms via Treehugger]
“Fixing the Great Mistake” means switching cars for non-car options [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Fisker Karma – Click above for high-res image gallery
Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker gave a presentation at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner Monday night about his compnay’s plans to build plug-in vehicles (PHEVs) in Delaware. Over 450 people from the community where Fisker’s new plant (and General Motors’ old plant) is located heard Fisker speak about the Karma and the upcoming Project Nina vehicle. Nina, of course, is the lower-cost ($50,000?) plug-in hybrid that Fisker wants to build in and export from Delaware.
Based on local news reports, work on the plant is progressing smoothly, with “no major problems” discovered during an environmental assessment. Prototypes could be made there as early as next year, with full production – an estimated 100,000 cars a year – scheduled for 2014. As for vehicle sales, Fisker said that Europe and China could be big markets for the PHEVs, and he reminded the crowd that Fisker has announced 45 dealerships in the U.S., including Union Park in Wilmington, DE.
One bonus bit of information Fisker said during his speech: the prototype Karma that ran around the track at Laguna Seca cost $1.5 million. You can watch a video of part of Fisker’s talk after the jump. The videographer apparently just discovered panning, so listening without watching is recommended. Thanks to Roy B. for the tip!
Gallery: Fisker Karma
[Source: Delaware Business Ledger, Delaware Online]
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Fisker says 100,000 plug-in hybrids a year could be built at Delaware plant originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Chevrolet Volt home charging – Click above for high-res image gallery
If electric cars are ever to make a serious dent in the new vehicle market, owners will have to be prepared to charge their vehicles at home on an almost nightly basis. But, as some early drivers of the Mini E and Tesla Roadster learned it is HIGHLY recommended that you have a high voltage-high current outlet available for charging. Otherwise you could be waiting a very long time – up to 23 hours – to fill up from a standard outlet.
California-based home builder KB homes is angling to take advantage of what could be a strong demand for home chargers by offering a new entry on its options list. People who buy from KB will now be able to check a box that will see their homes pre-wired for electric vehicle charging. Running the wiring will only cost buyers an extra $250, but this likely only brings the circuit out to a junction box. Homeowners will probably still have to add a charging box of some kind. Still, semper paratus and all that.
Gallery: Chevy Volt Home Charging Units
[Source: BusinessWeek]
California homebuilder offers to pre-wire homes for electric vehicle charging originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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