Nikki’s Plug-In Prius
Now this gal is definitely CARazed and yes that IS a good thing. She runs a blog called A Minor Journey which is all about electric vehicles. The car below is Velma, a plug-in hybrid Prius she modified. Be sure to bookmark her website and RSS feed.
Electric Smart slated for wide scale release to UK in 2012
It looks like Daimler’s new stake in Tesla is already paying off for both companies. They plan to put lithium ion power packs provided by Tesla into the all-electric Smart. These cars should be available on a wide scale beginning in the UK in 2012. This is great news for electric cars in general because it’s an example of yet another giant automaker jumping into the electric car arena. The more momentum we see toward electric cars the more automakers and auto-buyers will realize the value of electric cars.
