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Tom Hanks, electric vehicle enthusiast, loves his RAV4 EV

A few years ago, a video of Tom Hanks excitedly talking up his electric Scion xB (aka eBox, which he got first) made the rounds. All Hanks' Hollywood money means that he can drive and be excited about not just one, but multiple electric cars. Hanks recently went on the record to discuss his EV fandom as he cleared up a mistake in a New Yorker article. Writer Peter Boyer apparently mistakenly wrote that Hanks once owned an EV1. Hanks, who stars in the new movie Angels & Demons that opens this weekend, wrote in to say, no, not and EV1 but a ... Read more →

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 ...

Tom Hanks' MySpace video of his electric car on VH1's Best Week Ever Lascelles Linton

Tom Hanks' Myspace video of his electric car is getting a lot of press. The video even made it into VH1's Best Week Ever TV show. While Best Week was not kind to Tom being on Myspace (they said he ...

Video of Tom Hanks driving his electric Scion xB Lascelles Linton

Recently, I posted a Myspace video of Tom Hank driving his eBox, a Scion xB converted to run on electricity. That video is no longer working but I found Tom Hanks' MySpace page with the video, so now ...

Video: Tom Hanks driving his electric Scion xB 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We mentioned Tom Hanks was the first person to get an eBox, a Scion xB converted to run on electric power. Above is a video of Tom driving in the eBox and explaining what it's all about, even showing a picture of it. The video's page says the video was deleted, it looks like a bad take and I can't ...

AutoblogGreen video: eBox test drive 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I took a test drive in the eBox yesterday at an event for electric cars in Washington. The eBox is a Scion xB (you either love it or hate it) converted to run on electricity. I write about electric cars every day but I have to admit, it shocked me how quiet it was. I know it's cliché but ...

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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