Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
Electric car sales are rising in US, it seems like green cars are finally being appreciated as they deserve to be. This July was the 22nd consecutive month of rising hybrid car sales. It's been registered 19,252 sold green cars in the first six months of the year, which is a 31.9% increase. Sales have grown exponentially since the first months of 2011, when only 625 models were sold. Nissan's head said the surge suggested the tipping point for mass EV uptake is close. It was the highest-selling purely electric model between January and June, with 2,336 units sold, but the be...
It has been officially announced that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plans to invest a huge amount of money at two Midwest assembly plants for future production of Jeep SUVs. This is actually more than $1 billion. They also aim to create 1000 new jobs. The automaker is going to invest about $700 million and add 700 work places at the Toledo Assembly Complex North plant for production of the next-generation Jeep Wrangler. The company will also invest $350 million and add about 300 new workers at its Belvidere Assembly in Illinois to produce the Jeep Cherokee. Production of t...
For more than a half year now Volkswagen has been under the fire and we know the reason of such an act pretty well. The company was lying to its buyers for years and the full emissions scandal has finally exploded this winter. After it was obligated to pay settlement to owners and huge taxes that reach approximately $15 billion, maybe it wanted to forget about the problems and all the hate it gets these days and told about the story of building the main factory. During the early phases of construction, an American bomb was discovered out there from the early 40's: a 400 lb unexp...
Volkswagen Group Skoda has some tough times these days because of its parent, that is why the company isn't sure yet about selling vehicles in U.S. The Czech value brand is examining the potential of markets where the brand is not yet present. One of the chosen places might be North America, but the decision wasn't made yet. Skoda vehicles might be underpinned by Volkswagen Group technology but it won a lot of praises for its high quality and functionality. The vehicles are sold very well in countries like: China and Germany but now with the low economy in Russia ...
People like pointing out how dirty the electricity grid mix is after charging electric vehicles. Many love talking about plug-in cars that as they say contribute to pollution. This map from Carnegie Mellon University helps on finding out the cleanest cars based on their location. Researchers have compiled information about the gas emissions of different EVs considering their charge, they compared gasoline-powered vehicles to electric ones. In the research were tested Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Prius Plug-In Hybrid versus Toyota Prius hybrid and Mazda 3. By driving a Nissan Leaf in ...
