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AltCar 2009: Dan Neil, "Some Inconvenient Questions," and GM hints it could sell Chevy Volt gliders

On top of the test drives (Wheego Whip), test rides (Coda Sedan) and a visit to the unlimited energy booth, a highlight of the AltCar Expo last weekend was getting to hear the LA Times' premiere auto scribe Dan Neil moderate two sessions called "Some Inconvenient Questions." Neil was lucky to have on his panels some of the most knowledgeable people in the green car world who were able to discuss and promote their favored technologies (plug-in hybrids, hydrogen, etc.) without beating each other up. Well, Neil dished out a few critical hits ... Read more →

AltCar 2009: Riding in Green Vehicles' Triac, a prototype that is not quite ready Sebastian Blanco

The history of the Green Vehicles' Triac is a convoluted one. First surfacing in the summer of 2008, promised delivery dates in November and December 2008 were not kept, but Green Vehicles' Ehab ...

AltCar 2009: EF9's "unlimited clean energy" turbine could go into cars, if it works Sebastian Blanco

Mark Tanner, who does R&D for EF9 Energy Systems, was pretty wiped out by the time we got to speak with him at the end of AltCar 2009 in Santa Monica last weekend. It's understandable. He'd ...

AltCar 2009: Coda Sedan test ride; wish we could drive the $30,000 (or so) electric vehicle Sebastian Blanco

Back in August, members of the Diamond Bar Electric Vehicle Association were treated to rides in t he Coda all-electric sedan with Coda Automotive CEO Kevin Czinger at the wheel. This past ...

AltCar 2009: NuTech battery swap trailer is fresh, kind of crazy Sebastian Blanco

The most interesting electric vehicle concept product we saw at the AltCar expo in Santa Monica this weekend was the automatic battery charger and changer from NuTech Energy Solutions. Since the ...

AltCar 2009: Touring the show with the Governator 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

During the opening day of the 2009 AltCar Expo & Conference here in Santa Monica, Governor Schwarzenegger stopped by for a tour of the green vehicles on display. He learned about the Volt from Dave Barthmuss (above), sat down in a Tango and the Wheego Whip, learned about the MINI E and ...

AltCar 2009: California Fuel Cell Partnership giving out free t-shirts w/winning slogan 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Readers had a lot of fun with the California Fuel Cell Partnership's t-shirt slogan earlier this year. The winning slogan wasn't one of the snarky options – it's "Ahead of the Pact with a Fuel Cell Stack" – and now the CaFCP is ready to start getting the word out about hydrogen via ...

Austin Alt Car: Future Prospects for Plug-in Hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As I said earlier, the panels at the Austin Alt Car expo were heavily focused on plug-in vehicles. The last discussion on Friday continued the trend and was called "Future Prospects for Plug-in Hybrids" and the participants acknowledged that their presentations were treading over some of the same ...

Austin Alt Car: obscene amount of information on the smart grid and plug-in vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The overwhelming theme of the discussion panels at the Austin Alt Car expo last weekend was plug-in vehicles. From questions of infrastructure to the vehicles themselves to the grid load, the weekend served as a crash course in the state of the PHEV industry. Throughout this weekend UPDATE: ...

Austin Alt Car: Austin Energy ends Plug-in Partners, unveils new smart charging software 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The one press announcement at this weekend's Alt Car Expo in Austin, Texas had to do with the efforts of the local utility, Austin Energy. Austin Energy is hosting this Expo, and used it to mark the end of the Plug-in Partners campaign. Wait, using an alt car show to call an end to a movement ...

AltCar 2008: Terry Tamminen says green is the new red, white and blue 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Here's a tip for Terry Tamminen: retire the joke already. You know, the one about Arnold Schwarzenegger and whoever just introduced you as a speaker, how they were pumping iron together back in the day? We heard it about Ed Begley at the 2006 Alt Car Expo and then again at AFVI in 2007. When ...

AltCar 2008: TrioBike, the pedal-powered SUV for three 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Not everything at the AltCar Expo was an alternative car. Some, like the Prometheus electric motorcycle and the TrioBike (above) were car alternatives. In fact, the TrioBike is really a next-generation SUV. I mean, that designation just means sports utility vehicle, right? It doesn't have to ...

AltCar 2008: Let's get ready to alt-energy rummmble! (yawn) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Saturday afternoon at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo was supposed to feature an all-out technology debate between everyone's favorite gasoline alternatives. Moderated by Rick Sikes, the fleet superintendent of the City of Santa Monica, the setup was billed as "Top experts representing PHEV, all ...

Zero Motorcycles sells out of '08s, touts '09s 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For those of you who had been hoping to get your hands on a new 2008 Zero X electric motorcycle, we have some bad news. They are all sold out. Now, the good news is that a new revised-for-'09 model will be making its first appearance at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, California, on September ...

Alt Car Expo: High school Green Ambassadors are waaaaaaaaaay into biodiesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There's some sort of great lede here about teaching a man to fish and letting him eat for a lifetime, but I can't get the image of Darryl Hannah licking her biodiesel gas tank cap to figure it out. Instead, I'll just say that these students have been taught the power of biodiesel and they're ...

Alt Car Expo: Video of the Electrum Spyder and interview with the designer, Greg Lane 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You've seen the specs, seen the preview and now, here're the goods. The Electrum Spyder was the big unveiling at the Alt Car Expo, and I was able to speak with Greg Lane, Senior Vice President of Universal Electric Vehicle Corp. and designer of the Spyder, about the car and the attitude of UEV in ...

Alt Car Expo: Photo Gallery (includes a bus crashing into a tree) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Descriptions of what the Alt Car Expo was like are good and all, but I know that pictures can tell stories my writing cannot. Like the bus driver who tried to drive on teh sidewalk. That didn't go so well. Without further ado, here are some of the sights from the Santa Monica airport's Barker ...

Alt Car Expo: EV racing in a kit car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Michael Kadie of SSI Racing is taking the kit-car approach to building his electric vehicle. A Factory 5 Type 65 coupe, which resembles a Shelby Daytona, is the foundation. Instead of stuffing a hopped-up Ford small-block under the 1-piece nose section he has a TransWarp 11-inch electric motor ...

Alt Car Expo: Pre-show set-up photos 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Santa Monica Alt Car Expo kicks off today, and if you're thinking about coming down to the show, prepare for a wide variety of cars, fuel technologies and individuals. Yesterday, as the show was being set up, I was able to walk around and take a few pictures. You can see them after the jump. ...

Heading to the Santa Monica Alt Cars expo 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While I certainly will be working out in Santa Monica this weekend at the Alt Car Expo, I must admit that I'm also going to enjoy a getting out of the Midwest cold for a few days. I known Santa Monica is no Honolulu, but it'll do. For now, this post is a bit sparse, but as we report from the Expo ...

Microcar builder wants 105mpg vehicle in AltCarExpo 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The builder of the Moonbeam microcar would like to attend the upcoming Santa Monica AltCarExpo but he is concerned about driving a string of ten 300-mile days at about 40 or 50 mph. Jory Squibb already made a big hit at the Boston Altwheels Festival with his home-built 3-wheeler. The car is based ...


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