Tag Archives: Alternative-fuel vehicles

September 01

That’s a Negative, Ghost Rider

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No. Toyota, let’s talk after you fire your ad agency. This is just stupid. Love, Motorista

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July 22

Cadillac Becomes Electric

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The Cadillac ELR. The coupe the Cadillac CTS coupe should have been. The packaging the Chevrolet Volt should have had. It was my favorite debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and I paid special attention to the production version displayed at the show this year. The ELR is beautiful, and I have been excited […]

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April 05

That Little Cadillac Commercial

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You know which one I’m talking about, right? The one that stirred up all the controversy and set people atwitter. The one that’s been dominating the water cooler (do those still exist?). This one, titled “Poolside”: Honestly, I don’t really see what the big deal is. If I had watched this before I read about […]

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February 01

Because, Tesla Drag Race

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The title of this post is the answer to a question that doesn’t even need to be asked. Just watch the following video, and be amazed. Tesla is up to a lot these days, including cross country trips relying solely on Tesla “Supercharger” stations and $0 of gas. I previously expressed surprise that the industry […]

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October 25

Keeping an Eye on the i3

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Full disclosure: today was my opportunity to drive the forthcoming BMW i3, the electric vehicle for the well-to-do urban hipster. And I blew it. I went, I saw, but I did not drive. The truth of the matter is, I have a cold, my head felt like a bowling ball, the line was long, so […]

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September 16

Would You Like a $1,800 Seatbelt With Your $845,000 Porsche?

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So I was configuring my Porsche 918 Spyder today when I came across one of those bizarre, inane things that must be shared so that we can all engage in collective head-scratching. As you may know, the base price of the 918 Spyder is $845,000.  That’s the price of – what? – three Lamborghinis? I […]

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September 14

That’s More Like It…

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BMW revealed the production version of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar at Frankfurt and…it is not a puggle! In fact, it is very alluring, if not nearly as attractive as the Porsche 918 Spyder. While I only saw it in concept form at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, I thought the i8 boded well for […]

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August 08

Well-Made Car is Successful, Everybody’s Shocked

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Only in the car biz…Tesla Motors built a great car, people love it, people are buying it, and no one can believe it. Tesla released its second-quarter results yesterday and beat everyone’s projections. Its already-hot stock jumped at the news, and Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and other financial rags are falling all over themselves […]

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June 23

Prius Rant No. 1

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My opinions on the Toyota Prius approach the level of Greek tragedy.  I believe that, with the Prius (wonderfully pronounced “PRY-us” by those trusty ranters over on Top Gear), Toyota is seeking to leach all beauty, excitement, spontaneity, speed, performance, imagination and joy out of the automobile, using the word “green” as cover.  In short, […]

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