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Washington 2009: Riding in the Chrysler EVs [w/VIDEO]
Click above and scroll down to watch the video People are rightly skeptical about whether or not the Chrysler electric vehicles will ever make it to market. For now, all we can say for sure is that some of Chrysler's EV prototypes can go for a spin around the Washington DC Convention Center. We were able to go for a ride in the Dodge EV and the Jeep ER-EV with Crysler's Douglas Quigley, executive of product engineering for ENVI (the Chrysler electric vehicle "start up") when we were in town last week, and you can see our video of the rides ... Read more →
Washington 2009: ExerTrike Tri-Hybrids, including new Stealth model Sebastian Blanco
Click above for a gallery of the ExerTrike Tri-Hybrids The Tri-Hybrid Stealth (above) and Tri-Hybrid (below the jump) are on display at the Washington Auto Show in of the Green Car Pavilion. Not ...
Washington 2009: picture fun with the Saturn Flextreme Sebastian Blanco
Click above for high-res image gallery of the Saturn Flextreme One of the guilty pleasures available during the quiet period before the public days of an auto show is taking pictures when no one ...
Washington 2009: modded Prius is part solar PHEV, part bed, part crazy Sebastian Blanco
We usually use the main picture in a post to give you a straightforward idea of what vehicle or technology the post is about. More unusual images can live in the gallery. For a vehicle we discovered ...
Washington 2009: Colin Powell likes the Fisker Karma Sebastian Blanco
Click above for a high res gallery of Powell's Fisker visit There was a bit of a hub-bub around the Fisker Automotive booth yesterday afternoon thanks to the surprise appearance of one Colin ...
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