I hope it's premature to judge the ATS' styling. The way the creases of the 2004 CTS flow into the flanks of the car is utter magic in the flesh, photos don't do it justice. The 2008 redesign got excessive with the grille but the 2009 CTS-V has lots of luscious details. You can't tell the details from this ad, but…

It's more interesting than that, read Honda/Acura's press release. The NSX concept has a somewhat conventional rear drive: "a powerful next-generation VTEC® V-6 engine with direct-injection works in concert with a dual clutch transmission with built-in electric motor to create supercar acceleration while offering…

Ford Focus Electric is a different kind of car, it's battery-only. But anyway, the Ford Focus Electric weighs 3,672 lbs, while the Chevrolet Volt weighs 3,781 lbs, not that bad for the unlimited range adding an ICE gives you. Ford Focus Electric costs $39,995, Volt costs $39,145 (both before tax rebates), how is the…

What's wrong with a car that you "refuel" overnight at home and then burns no gas for the first 35 miles? If it doesn't float your boat don't buy one, but owners love it. 7,500 buyers in the first year of the first plug-in hybrid (RE-EV, ER-EV, more than electric, whatever) is pretty decent, far better than the Prius…

You're under the mistaken impression that capital letters and swearing make ill-informed ranting correct.

Nice Audi!

Sounds like your local utility sucks. Electric vehicles recharge at night when most utilities have spare capacity. Somehow utilities survive and even make money every time a new plant or warehouse opens, there's nothing special about a local fleet of electric vehicles. Where I live most of my electricity comes from…

Just Google "electric postal delivery vehicle". Companies, lobbyists, and politicians propose this all the time, but the USPS doesn't have the capital to replace its fleet with more expensive vehicles, despite the benefits and operational cost savings.

You mean "alluding": "to make indirect reference",

An electric car with 300 mile range combined with public recharging stations where a 30 minute recharge adds 150 miles of range is going to suit a lot more buyers than current EVs, and supposedly the Tesla Model S with those figures arrives this year.

The diesel Golf/Jetta gets 30 City / 42 Highway / 34 Combined mpg. In what universe that "the same" as 51 city / 48 highway / 50 combined? Math says it's 32% worse mpg. And the Prius is rated amongst the most reliable cars in J.D. Power/TruDelta/Consumer Reports surveys. Diesel fanbois keep fantasizing that burning…

The only toxic batteries are lead-acid in conventional cars and NiCads that nobody uses any more. The other battery chemistries are landfill-safe, but get recycled because they have valuable metals in them.

Rocketman, meet buggy rollin' man Jean Yves Blondeau. What is it with nutty Frenchmen wearing transportation suits? Vive la différence! [www.youtube.com]

Since the initial delay getting the Roadster out (just like Fisker, or Coda, or any first car), what overpromise? Musk said it would go 240 miles, EPA sticker says 245; it runs 0-60 in 3.9 seconds as claimed. Tesla said it would use its second stock offering to build the Model X, it raised the money, and here we go.

The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program is not a bailout (most of the DoE money so far has been loaned to Ford and Nissan.

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@Ray Wert,

If you're going to go aftermarket, go genetically different.

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X2010 is old news, Adrian Newey developed the new and improved X2011! I don't know if there's any basis for the claims of improved airflow and a better extractor fan, or Red Bull just supplied better numbers to the GT5 physics engine. Someone has to build a running model for $7M or so.