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In the grand scheme of things, General Motors is a little late in thepurpose-built hybrid range extended electric vehicle game. Toyota has recently launched its third generation Prius and Honda its second generation Insight. At worst, the soon-to-be-released Chevy Volt is a logical move from a marketing perspective; if the consumer wants frumpily styled eco-cars then who are we, the automakers, to say otherwise?
- Evatran Presents Wireless Charging Station For Electric Vehicles
Plug-in hybrids seem to be all the rage these days, from Chevrolet’s Volt to Nissan’s Leaf and the soon to be launched in the U.S. market, Toyota Prius Plug-In. And there are many more vehicles capable of running on electric power to follow....
- Cnn Says Toyota Prius Plug-in Will Top Chevy Volt, 12 Months Before The Former Goes On Sale
If you are a GM diehard or a Chevy Volt fanboy, I suggest you cover your ears and start humming loudly to yourselves. CNN Money recently featured an article from Fortune magazine’s Motorworld declaring the upcoming Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid...
- Toyota Prius C Hybrid Concept Will Spawn A Production Model In 2012
Along with the new Prius V minivan, the Detroit Show also welcomed the world premiere of the Prius C Concept, which will provide the inspiration for the next Prius Family member that Toyota plans to launch in the first half of next year. The Japanese...
- 2011 Detroit Show: All-new Toyota Prius V Minivan Hybrid
Toyota is expanding its family of Prius models with the presentation of the all-new Prius V minivan that will join the current, third-generation Prius as well as the forthcoming Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV), starting from late summer 2011. The...
- 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid: New Set Of Teaser Photos
Another week, another set of teaser pictures of Toyota's worst kept secret, the 2010 Prius Hybrid. This time, the Japanese automaker has released shots of the new compact hybrid's engine compartment, headlight, the Lexus Hybrid inspired illuminated...
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GM CEO Calls the Prius a Geek-Mobile, Wouldn’t be Caught Dead in One
In the grand scheme of things, General Motors is a little late in the
So it’s a little hard to swallow when GM’s current CEO, Dan Akerson, describes the Volt’s major competitor – some may even say raison d’être – as a geek-mobile. Here are his exact words:
“We commonly refer to the geek-mobile as the Prius. And I wouldn't be caught dead in a Prius."
If the Prius is a geek-mobile, what does that make the Volt? Is it a me-too-mobile? And the word “geek†is so muddied in our 21st century world. In the United States, 74% of the population use the internet, 27% own an Apple iPhone and almost half are on Facebook or MySpace. And Avatar, film widely considered to be the most successful film ever made, is a member of that classic geek genre: science fiction.
Read more »- Evatran Presents Wireless Charging Station For Electric Vehicles
Plug-in hybrids seem to be all the rage these days, from Chevrolet’s Volt to Nissan’s Leaf and the soon to be launched in the U.S. market, Toyota Prius Plug-In. And there are many more vehicles capable of running on electric power to follow....
- Cnn Says Toyota Prius Plug-in Will Top Chevy Volt, 12 Months Before The Former Goes On Sale
If you are a GM diehard or a Chevy Volt fanboy, I suggest you cover your ears and start humming loudly to yourselves. CNN Money recently featured an article from Fortune magazine’s Motorworld declaring the upcoming Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid...
- Toyota Prius C Hybrid Concept Will Spawn A Production Model In 2012
Along with the new Prius V minivan, the Detroit Show also welcomed the world premiere of the Prius C Concept, which will provide the inspiration for the next Prius Family member that Toyota plans to launch in the first half of next year. The Japanese...
- 2011 Detroit Show: All-new Toyota Prius V Minivan Hybrid
Toyota is expanding its family of Prius models with the presentation of the all-new Prius V minivan that will join the current, third-generation Prius as well as the forthcoming Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV), starting from late summer 2011. The...
- 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid: New Set Of Teaser Photos
Another week, another set of teaser pictures of Toyota's worst kept secret, the 2010 Prius Hybrid. This time, the Japanese automaker has released shots of the new compact hybrid's engine compartment, headlight, the Lexus Hybrid inspired illuminated...