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What's AC Propulsion up to? Chery Eastar Cross spotted on new site

Long-time ABG reader Yanquetino was perusing the recently re-designed site for AC Propulsion when he stumbled across an interesting photo that may point to ACP's latest OEM project. The car sitting on the hoist in the photo above is a Chery Eastar Cross. For those unfamiliar with the Chinese automaker's lineup, it's a crossover wagon. We decided to check with AC Propulsion CEO Tom Gage to find out what was up with this vehicle and ask whether it was an independent project or a factory deal. Remember, ACP was contracted by BMW to supply ... Read more →

Ex-Tesla CMO weighs in on founder controversy: They're both wrong! Sam Abuelsamid

As the legal battle between Elon Musk and Martin Eberhard continues to percolate, a new/old voice has chimed in publicly on the controversy for the first time. Current Peppercom clean-tech analyst ...

VIDEO: Electric race car development program revealed! Domenick Yoney

KleenSpeed Technologies, one of the companies behind the WX10-T all-electric race car has opened up their website to the public to reveal some of what went on behind the scenes as they prepared their ...

AC Propulsion's eBox lights up the brake lights without driver pushing brake pedal Sebastian Blanco

Looks like I wasn't the only one who wondered about the brake lights on AC Propulsion's eBox. AC Propulsion's Tom Gage responds to my post the other day with not only an answer to my question ...

Visiting AC Propulsion, Tom Hanks with Current TV Sebastian Blanco

A crew from Al Gore's Current TV was able to chat up Peter Scolari's better half (that'd be Tom Hanks, above) about driving his all-electric eBox, the converted Scion xB and visit the AC ...

ABG Quick Drive: Battery-powered MINI-E w/VIDEO 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

For three days before and during the media previews for the Los Angeles Auto Show last week, BMW had about a dozen electric MINIs available for evaluation drives. We finally got our crack at one Thursday morning at the LA convention center. The 6.5 mile loop that BMW laid out was both a ...

LA 2008: Confirmed - AC Propulsion provided the electric drive systems for the MINI E 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In conjunction with the official unveiling of the MINI E a the LA Auto Show, AC Propulsion has confirmed that it has produced the electric drive system for the car. When BMW first released some of the details on the new battery powered MINI E a few weeks back we speculated based on the description ...

MINI E gets it guts from AC Propulsion, not Tesla 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While we were discussing the upcoming premiere of the new MINI E at the LA Auto Show, we mused that the retro-cute might be sporting a drivetrain courtesy of Tesla Motors. Now comes word via Paul Scott at the new website for the film, "Revenge of the Electric Car" that the MINI will get its ...

First eBox from AC Propulsion delivered to Tom Hanks 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We gave you a first look at the AC Propulsion eBox from the Alt-Car Expo in Santa Monica last December, now we just got news that the first one has been picked up by Tom Hanks. As a refresher, the eBox is a conversion by AC Propulsion costing $55,000 not including tax or the Scion XB that is ...

Alt Car Expo: eBox makes public debut 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Although a bit pricey, the eBox has an advantage over other electric cars expected to compete in this category: Toyota reputation. The eBox is a Scion xB converted to run on electricity by AC Propulsion. Therefore it has all the amenities offered by Scion and enjoys the reputation of quality and ...


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