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eBay Find of the Day: Messerschmitt KR200

The last time a Messerschmitt KR200 was mentioned in our pages, it was in conjunction with a new minicar book published in 2007. It's not surprising that we don't write about the car that often – it hasn't been produced since the 1960s. But the minicar design, beautiful lines and three wheels show that Smart ForTwos, NMGs and Apteras are just the latest in a long line of vehicles trying to subvert the standard "car" paradigm. If the vehicle pictured above, an olive drab 1956 model, appeals to you as much as it does to us, then check ... Read more →

Caveat Emptor: Columbus, Ohio dealer taking deposits on Volt Sam Abuelsamid

Fans of the Chevrolet Volt have been waiting patiently for nearly three years now for the first extended range electric car to debut. Apparently a Columbus, Ohio Chevrolet dealer is looking to ...

eBay Find of the day: battery powered Porsche 356 Speedster replica Sam Abuelsamid

Over the last several years, we've seen numerous conversions of Porsches to battery electric vehicles, but this may well be the prettiest. Most of the previous Porsche EVs have been based on ...

eBay Find of the Day: three low-speed electric cars for $13,500 Sebastian Blanco

How much is too much for a neighborhood electric vehicle? If you're talking about a somewhat unknown NEV that looks like a smart fortwo, can go about 60 miles per charge at a speed of 28 mph and are ...

eBay Find of the day: 1971 Honda N600 EV conversion Sam Abuelsamid

So far, Honda has been one of the few automakers that has remained steadfast in not pursuing plug-in electric or hybrid vehicles, at least publicly. That, of course, doesn't preclude anyone else ...

Chevy Malibu Hybrid up for grabs in Times Square today 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

You soon won't be able to buy a new Chevy Malibu Hybrid (they're being discontinued), but if you think GM's fuel-conscious sedan is the car for you - and you happen to be in NYC today, head on down to Times Square. eBay has been running a series of live game show promotions called "Let's Make a ...

Ford worker builds DIY 125 mpg aero-trike 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The green-conscious tinkerers over at Ecomodder have a new hero today: user HyperRocket, who is apparently a Ford Motor Company fuel economy technical expert who wanted to really maximize fuel economy with a small vehicle. He started with a 250cc Kawasaki Ninja drivetrain and added a bullet-shaped ...

eBay Find of the Day: 2007 Wrangler Unlimited CRD 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

To date, Jeep has offered two diesel-powered models to American consumers, a Liberty CRD that was discontinued when new emissions regulations took effect and the currently-available Grand Cherokee. Over in Europe, on the other hand, most Jeeps are available with a diesel engine option and at ...

eBay find of the day: right-hand drive RAV4 EV 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

How's this for self-promotion? AutoblogGreen reader Anthony B. sent us this tip about an all-electric Toyota RAV4 EV that's up for sale on eBay - and why not? It's his car. This 1999 RAV4 is a bit different than the other ones we've mentioned before because it's in Japan. Oh, and it's right-hand ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1974 Karmann Ghia electric conversion 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The classic Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most common choices for electric vehicle conversions for a number of reasons, such as its availability, rear-drive architecture and light weight. Despite these advantages, the Beetle has a close cousin known as the Karmann Ghia that might be an even ...

eBay Find of the Day: Fight crime, emissions with The Batsmart 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the most unusual vehicles to grace last year's SEMA show in Las Vegas is now up for auction on eBay. Called the Batsmart, this little vehicle was unlike most of the high-octane pieces of rolling artwork at the event in that it used just three pistons and 70 horsepower to move along its ...

eBay Find of the day: Aftermarket Toyota RAV4 EV w/Li-Ion battery 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Seeing old Toyota RAV4 EVs pop up on eBay is nothing new. One of them usually goes up for auction several times a year. The one up for sale this week, though, isn't one of the vehicles that was originally built by the manufacturer. Instead this one is an aftermarket conversion done by a company ...

X-Prize logo and name used to fool eBay bidders (and us) 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We were skeptical of the technology claims, but didn't take the time to double-check another of the "facts" stated in a recent (and now ended) eBay auction for a Chrysler LeBaron convertible. It turns out that while BrocktonEnergyLLC used "Experimental X-prize" in the name of the auction, the folks ...

eBay find of the day: Hymotion Plug-in Prius 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The current bid for the plug-in Prius you see above is $21,100, but the pesky reserve price has not yet been met. Considering the $10,000 price tag for the Hymotion plug-in conversion kit that this vehicle sports, someone might be able to get a really good deal on a PHEV, especially considering ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1993 smart Roadster? 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's an interesting auction on eBay: a 1993 smart Roadster in California. Why single out this particular machine? First, there were no smart Roadsters in 1993, as the model officially went on sale in ten years later in 2003. In fact, smart didn't even exist yet, having been founded as a ...

eBay find of the Day: Toyota RAV4 EV for $35,000 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Maybe that $32,600 RAV4 EV wasn't such an anomaly. Another of these all-electric SUVs has popped up on eBay and the Buy It Now price is just $35,000. It wasn't that long ago that $60,000+ was pretty standard for one of these vehicles. So, either the economy is taking its toll on eBay sales, ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1982 Ford Escort Exp EV 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The temporary home of many one-of-a-kind cars, eBay has been giving shelter to this factory-converted 1982 Ford Exp EV for some time now. Currently having one bid of $8,000, it's reserve unmet and only hours to go before the auction ends, we thought we'd give our readers a heads-up on this rare ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1970 VW Bradley GT electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In mid-October, we wrote about San Antonio, Texas high school student Luke Laborde, who converted an old Bradley GT II kit car to run on electric power. I had been meaning to write a follow-up post on Laborde's work because a local TV station just did a report on his DIY project. But now we ...

eBay find of the day: 1980 Lectric Leopard w/VIDEO 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

1980 Lectric Leopard listed on eBay What you see pictured above is a 1980 Lectric Leopard. For those who still have a memory of cars of the late '70s and early '80s you might recognize this as a Renault R5 - or Le Car as it was dubbed in North America. As near as we can determine these were ...

eBay Find of the Day: plug-in Prius with A123 Hymotion kit installed charity auction 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Want a 2009 Prius with a plug? It's available now, to the lucky winner of this auction on eBay. This particular vehicle was modded by the Green Car Company out in Bellevue, Washington and features A123's Hymotion plug-in hybrid kit already installed. That kit doesn't come cheap and this price of ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1993 Elektro electric mail vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in 1993, eBay.de member goldlady77 imported the electric car you see above from Miami to Germany. Fast forward 15 years and the car is now ready for a new home. Similar to the old CitiCar, this boxy EV was designed for mail carrier duties (hence the right hand drive) and is likely the only ...

Guess we won't be seeing UEV at AltCar this year; Spyder up on eBay 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the last two years' Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, we talked with representatives of Universal Electric Vehicle about their Spyder EV. There were scant updates from the company outside of those events, and now we can see that there won't be much news in the future, either. The one vehicle that ...

eBay find of the day: 2002 Toyota Rav4 EV, starting at $45,000! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Another one of the surviving Toyota Rav4 EVs is up for grabs on eBay and as this is written it has yet to get any bids. The starting price for this one is a steep $45,000 and there is also an undisclosed reserve price. The seller is located in Santa Clara California and claims that none of the ...

eBay Find of the Day: smart Crossblade 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of the smart Crossblade on eBay Mercedes shocked the motoring press when it announced back in the early 2000's that it would actually launch a production version of its crazy smart Crossblade. Equipped with the same turbocharged three cylinder engine as the regular smart ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1973 Porsche 911 electric conversion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of this Porsche 911 EV conversion Sometimes, we find various electric vehicle conversions on eBay to share with our readers. In many cases, the cars are in pretty sorry condition and the work which was done is highly suspect. In the case of this 1973 Porsche 911, though, ...

eBay find of the day: Ford Ranger EV that doesn't run right now 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you're looking to get into an all-electric truck soon - and don't mind doing a bit of work - then eBay has got the Ford Ranger EV for you. The current bid on the 1998 truck is $4,000, but the reserve isn't met and there are over six days left. If you think that price if a bit low, the seller's ...

eBay find of the day: RAV4 EV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Another RAV4 EV is up on eBay. The last time one of these rare fully electric cars was put up on the auction block it sold for nearly $70,000. It was a 2002 with less than 50,000 miles on it. This time it's a 2003 model. The 2003 was stripped of a few perks. No heated front seats, and no heated ...

Ebay find of the day: 1975 Vanguard Citicar EV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With skyrocketing gas prices causing buyers to bid up the prices on old eco-boxes to seemingly ridiculous prices, it should come as no surprise that others are being pulled out of barns and garages. The latest is this Vangaurd Citicar that was built in 1975. The current bid as this is written is ...

Toyota RAV4 EV eBay auction resolved, still a record 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've been following the saga of a 2001 Toyota RAV4 EV that came up for auction on eBay and sold for a record-setting (as far as we know) bid of $89,200. Unfortunately, for the seller, monkeydude12, the winning bidder backed out and, according to ABG commenter Yanquetino, a message appeared on the ...

Another Toyota RAV4 EV for sale on eBay, already going for $50,000 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Looks like fluffytheleopard (seller rating: 0) saw the possibility of big cash when that 2001 Toyota REV4 EV sold for a record $89,200 on eBay the other day. Actually, the record price in that sale turned out to be a bit of a problem for the high bidder, about which we'll have more later today. ...

2001 Toyota Rav4 EV fetches a record $89,200 on eBay! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Toyota Rav4 EV we brought to your attention the other day has sold on eBay with the auction winner making a final bid of $89,200. We have seen the Rav4 EV bring in over $50,000 on eBay before and they've even reached up to almost $70,000 but this may very well be a new record. Perhaps it was ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1979 Unique Mobility Electrek 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for more shots of the Electrek electric car Good old eBay strikes again with another unusual but very interesting electric vehicle up for auction. Before seeing this auction, we were not really familiar with the Unique Mobility Electrek electric vehicle at all. As usual, the ...

eBay Find of the Day: Dwight's Nissan Xterra for sale, seller wants a hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

"I am selling this truck in the hopes of buying a new hybrid for my growing family." That is the reason eBay user jeremg gives for selling his Nissan Xterra. His timing could not be better. You see, this particular Xterra was featured on The Office earlier this week (jeremg works for the show) ...

eBay find of the day: non-electric Detroit Electric 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for more shots Here we have an electric car which is not an electric car. When the current owner got the car, is was stripped of its motor, batteries and other assorted bits. For that reason, in went a Ford 2.8 liter V6, meaning that the vehicle you see here is a Detroit Electric ...

eBay find of the day: restored Solectria Force. Now with video! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You might look at the above picture and say to yourself, "Hey look, it's a Geo Metro!". You'd be wrong. Or at least, partly wrong (or partly right depending on whether you're a glass-half-full kind of person) because this, my friends, is a rare Solectria Force. Restored and upgraded with 11 Deka ...

eBay find of the day: 1962 electric micro-car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You can only feel two ways about the microcar fad: it was a good attempt at creating very efficient cars it was the greatest mistake in automotive history Love 'em or loathe 'em, one of these microcars - a 1962 Electrodyne Mark II - is currently on sale over at eBay with a Buy It Now price ...

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