Wards: Volt is a symbol of headwinds against U.S. innovation

via green.autoblog.com

I own a volt and could not agree more. The volt is the most advanced vehicle on the road right now, bar none. And it is 100% American. It costs less to operate by a factor of two than anything else on the road. This is how America can win, and should be, it is a shame that people are trying to score cheap political points by attacking one the best new things people here have created and made.

Import Fighters? No, Just Punchlines - NYTimes.com #uDayton

But in answering that challenge, American automakers were by the end of 1970 producing three of the most notoriously awful cars ever built — the American Motors Gremlin, Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto — and opening the door for the Japanese onslaught of the 1970s and 1980s.

via nytimes.com

Haynes officially releases car manuals online [w/video]

So far, the top 50 selling Haynes titles are accessible in electronic form, and the publisher says that more are on the way. Each volume can be viewed from any mobile device with an Internet connection, including smartphones, tablets and laptops, but these are more than just PDF files of the paper versions.

via autoblog.com

file this under "about time".

Cars around OKC

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Volt buyers kit arrives

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I had thought Chevy would never catch up with all the premarketing packages and items Nissan had been sending out. (and I still would like a t-shirt) and given the occasionally flakey behavior from other Chevy Volt dealers, this came as a complete surprise this afternoon. A book, flipcam and a nice card all in a really high end feeling package.. Good work GM.

eBay Takes Auto Marketplace Mobile With Dedicated Motors iPhone App

via techcrunch.com

I love buying cars.. so this may be a bad thing :)

Spyshot: Leaf vs Volt? Don't forget Toyota

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Spotted on 287 south of Fort Worth, sporting California instead on manufacturer's plates and wearing larger than average badges with a large side graphics saying "plug in hybrid" was this non-stock Toyota Prius.

Everyone knows that Toyota will add a plug in model, details on range and cost aren't clear and they been pretty mum in the publicity department , perhaps due to recall issues, perhaps to focus on the larger MPV prius offering. But don't count them out this fall when the plugin Prius is finally unveiled and priced.