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I just found this old gizmag article about the Fiskar Karma from early 2009 and wondered what happened to this sexy, Finnish electric sports car.

The Stranger's J. Golub comments on an unusually positive (for Consumer Reports) review of the Chevy Volt by Consumer Reports. As often is the case, the comments section is more valuable than the article itself!

I'm rather skeptical of the environmental bona fides of hybrid cars. Liquid fuels are intrinsically more efficient at storing and transporting energy. The Volt's design takes advantage of the best batteries and gasoline can offer: the former short range efficiency, the latter energy density.

Fiat of Spain is offering Trek electric bicycles to owners of the beautiful new Fiat 500 as loaner vehicles while their Cinquecento is being serviced. Notice the Fiat 500 advertisement on the back rack of the Trek.

A Mr. Elliott Jones was the first person to rent the Chevy Volt from Hertz Rent-A-Car in NYC through their CONNECT by Hertz program. CONNECT is similar to ZipCar in other cities with membership and rent by the hour or day appeal. The unique thing about the CONNECT by Hertz NYC is that they rent the Prius, the Smart ED, the Nissan Leaf, and now the Chevy Volt!!! So if you ever wanted to test drive any of these electrified vehicles without a salesperson in the passenger seat, here is your chance!!!

Breathe Deep indeed!!! Not only is Ford bringing you clean air via its new Focus Electric, but in this day of phone apps and instant information, Ford has gone one better in the world of EV technology and psychology!!! Those that suffer from the anxiety of not having enough range in their electric vehicle can now breathe easy and rest assured, because Ford has introduced in its Focus, a smart driver interface that suggests how to better extend your range if indeed the inputted destination is close to or further than the Focus' available driving range.

General Electric plans on buying 25,000 electric cars over the next five years! The EVs will be used in GE's own fleets and in its Capital Fleet Services business, which leases cars to corporate customers.

The first order has already been made for 12,000 Chevy Volts, the first of which will be rolling off the assembly lines this month. Future purchases will include other makes and models as they become available.

A large part of GE's motivation is to push the use and development of charging station networks and related products produced by GE.

The Portuguese government is driven to build its economy and its charging point infrastructure. They look to emerge as leaders in the EV charging station arena. One way in which they are achieving this is by pioneering a smart card payment system at the charging station that they hope will set the standard in Europe.