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MIT's Eleanor: A Solar Powered Racer

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

It doesn’t look like like something you’d see in a car dealership showroom, or even something that would be stable enough to drive over the most modest pothole, but the solar-powered Eleanor can hit 90 mph, has enough battery power to make it from New York to Boston without the sun to recharge it, and [...]

For Upcoming Chevy Volt, It's All In The Battery

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Electric drivetrains are nothing new, but finding a way to effectively power that drivetrain over long distances is a Holy Grail for automakers.  The development of the Voltec electric vehicle platform by General Motors, which will first hit the streets in the Chevrolet Volt in November 2010, is focused in large part on battery technologies.  [...]

Cadillac Converj Concept Gets Go-Ahead

Friday, January 16th, 2009

The Cadillac Converj concept vehicle, which has been making appearances at autoshows and which we detailed last month Blind Fury movie full has gottent the production go-ahead according to inside sources at GM.  While the Converj that comes off of the assembly line won’t be exactly the same as the concept model (par for [...]


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