
Volvo Brings Practicality to Electric Cars

DETROIT – Volvo has been pretty quiet among the automakers developing electric vehicles, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t working on one. It plans to roll out a test fleet next year and put some in showrooms by 2013. The Swedish automaker arrived at the North American International Auto Show with a prototype Electric C30, a conversion based on the C30 hatchback. The car isn’t as sexy as, say, the Audi e-tron , but it’s a handsome car and more attractive than some EV’s we’ve seen lately. Besides – Volvos always have been more about practicality and safety than leading-edge styling. And the Electric C30, which joins a plug…










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The 11 Most Depressing Moments Of The 2009 Detroit Auto Show
[Autos]Just because we had fun at the Detroit Auto Show doesn't mean there weren't somber moments. In fact, most moments were. Here are the 11 most depressing moments from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.
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2010 Toyota Prius Breaks 50 MPG
[Autos]The 2010 Toyota Prius, officially unveiled this morning at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, will break the 50-mpg mark. The third-generation Prius is bigger and more powerful—but will become the only vehicle in the United States that offers combined mileage greater than 50 miles per gallon.
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New Honda Hybrid Contender Challenges Champ Prius
[Autos]The new Honda Insight hybrid promises to revolutionize the hybrid market by making gas-electric cars affordable. But the five-door hatchback with a rock-bottom price isn't the Prius killer Honda might have hoped for. Honda isn't saying exactly what the car unveiled today at the Detroit auto show will cost when it rolls into showrooms on April 22.
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Interview: Top Gear USA's Adam Carolla on the Auto Bailout
[Autos]Funnyman, car guy and host of both NBC's upcoming Top Gear USA and The Adam Carolla Show on KLSX radio in Los Angeles, Adam Carolla tells PM in no uncertain terms that the years of poor product coming from GM and the rest of Detroit brought these companies to the brink. —Ben Stewart...
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Detroit Auto Show: Mazda Furai, Revealed
[Autos]Mazda finally reveals its bad ass Furai concept ahead of the upcoming 2008 NAIAS in Detroit.































