Cruisin in the Fusion: The Fuel Economy Challenge
December 30th, 2009 // 12:14 pm @ Miss Electric
After 6 days and over 400 miles of real-world road testing of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, I am happy to report that the car has earned its green cred. It travels over 600 miles on a single tank of gas and provides instantaneous mpg performance based on current driving patterns. I took it all [...]
Category : Hybrid Test Drives
It’s a Ford Fusion Christmas for Miss Electric
December 25th, 2009 // 1:48 pm @ Miss Electric
This holiday is a very special Ford Fusion Hybrid Christmas for Miss Electric. This is the third day that I have been test driving the vehicle in Southern California. So far, I have been quite impressed with the fuel economy and performance of the Fusion. In a recent trip from the beach in San Clemente [...]
Category : Hybrid Test Drives
China Beats the U.S. in Car Production
December 23rd, 2009 // 4:45 pm @ Miss Electric
It’s true. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Transportation show that China surpassed the U.S. last year in the total number of cars produced. This is a radical shift from 1980, when the U.S. manufactured 56 times more vehicles than China. In 2008, China produced 9.5 million vehicles, while the U.S. produced 8.7 [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies
GM: Learn from “They Might Be Giants”
December 19th, 2009 // 3:55 pm @ Miss Electric
You may have recently seen the hideous “Chevy Volt Song and Dance” performed at the L.A. Auto Show this year. This is a classic example of marketing gone wrong. The song is cheesy, the dancers perform an uninspired dance, and the whole spectacle is just plain painful to watch. What Chevy should have done is [...]
Category : Marketing EVs
Los Angeles: The New Electric Car Launchpad
December 15th, 2009 // 10:17 am @ Miss Electric
The unthinkable has happened. The 400 abandoned electric vehicle charging stations throughout Los Angeles that have been collecting dust for the past nine years are going back in operation. One hundred new charging stations will also be going up throughout the city. In addition, the city of Los Angeles is offering incentives of up to [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies
New Study: How Soon Can We Expect Plug-In Hybrid Benefits?
December 15th, 2009 // 3:47 am @ Miss Electric
With GM’s Volt and Toyota’s Plug-In Prius coming to the market within the next two years, how soon can we expect plug-in hybrids to deliver on their social and ecological benefits? A new study by the National Academy of Sciences projects significant fuel savings and emissions reductions by 2030. Is this soon enough? Some say [...]
Category : Marketing EVs
L.A. Auto Show Wrap-Up on the EVCast.com
December 12th, 2009 // 7:14 am @ Miss Electric
On this week’s EVCast, we get all the juicy details about this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show from Sebastion Blanco, editor of AutoBlogGreen. He recently returned from two days of press events on the showroom floor. Compared to last year’s emphasis on the latest and greatest “green machines,” I was a little disappointed to hear [...]
Category : Rockstar EV Events
L.A. Auto Show Award for 2010 Ford Fusion
December 2nd, 2009 // 9:59 am @ Miss Electric
The Ford Fusion Hybrid was awarded the “Most Environmentally Progressive Car of the Year” by Earth, Wind & Power (EWP) at the Los Angeles Auto Show today. This award is in addition to its other recent accolades, including CAR and DRIVER’s “10Best” cars for 2010, and the MOTOR TREND 2010 Car of the Year Award. [...]
Category : Hybrid Test Drives