First, the agony: average temperature during my stay in Detroit was 18 degrees. My face is chapped from the cold, and my legs ache from walking/standing for 4-5 hours straight two days in a row. Boo hoo. Now, the ecstasy: Detroit Auto Show, baby! I just spent Monday and Tuesday treating the Detroit Auto Show (or, […]
Tag Archives: Electric cars
July
22
Cadillac Becomes Electric
posted by Motorista
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 […]
February
01
Because, Tesla Drag Race
posted by Motorista
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 […]
October
25
Keeping an Eye on the i3
posted by Motorista
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 […]
August
08
Well-Made Car is Successful, Everybody’s Shocked
posted by Motorista
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 […]
July
29
Does the i3 Have It?
posted by Motorista
The Motorweb is all atwitter today with the official unveiling of the BMW i3, the first in BMW’s new line of electric “urban” vehicles. The i3 first appeared as a concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, where I got a chance to see it up close and in person: The i sub-brand of models […]
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