Will 2010 be the Year of the Electric Vehicle?
With the recent dramatic increase in gas prices (okay, I paid less than $4 gallon today, but it is still high!), car companies across the world are looking at alternative fuel vehicles to add to their lineup. It seems that 2010 is the forecast year for several of the big name car companies to have electric vehicles for sale to the public. The following cars are projected to be released in 2010.
Chevrolet Volt
If you’ve read any of my previous entries here at The Green Motorist then you know I am a fan of the Chevy Volt. If General Motors stays on track, the Volt should be ready for purchase in 2010.
Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid
General Motors has plans to release a Saturn Vue Two-mode Hybrid in 2009 and then hopefully release a plug-in version in 2010. Preliminary statistics show that a fully-charged Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid will be able to go 10 miles without the need to use gasoline. Not bad for a quick trip to the store.
Toyota Prius Plug-in
Of course we’d expect to see the Prius on this list. The Toyota Prius is the most popular hybrid vehicles and it is only natural for Toyota to plan a plug-in version of this bestselling hybrid car.
Jeep Renegade Concept
Chrysler gave car enthusiasts a glimpse of three concept electric vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2008. In typical Chrysler fashion, they are planning one for each of their individual brands – Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep. The Jeep Renegade Concept is projected to go up to 40 miles on a full charge (then the diesel engine would kick in).
Nissan Electric Car
Nissan has plans to release an electric vehicle in the United States sometimes in 2010 as well. The designers at Nissan are actually pretty close-lipped about the project other than the fact that they want to enter the electric car market in 2010 alongside their competitors.
These are just five vehicles out of many that might be released in 2010. It will be interesting to look back at this post, and others like this, as 2010 rolls around to see exactly which cars make it to market and which are but a distant memory.
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I’m anxious to see what Nissan has in store for the electric car market.
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A plug-in car would be great: cleaner, cheaper, and domestically powered.
You mentioned that many more maybe coming; here are some: Fisker Karma, BYD F6DM, Subaru Stella, Tesla Model S, AC Propulsion eBox, Obvio 828e, Phoenix Motorcars, Aptera, Miles Electric XS500, Mitsubishi i MiEV, Th!nk City, ZENN CityZenn, Project Better Place, Daimler Smart EV, Subaru R1e EV.
Then there is the ZAP Alias which is slated for production in less than a year. Lots of exciting offerings in store for the EV segment.
Tina - Same here, I love Nissan/Infiniti.
Hey Celtic - that’s a great list you have there. I’ve written on the Tesla Roadster (I’m a sports car fanatic) - in case you missed it, here’s the link:
http://www.thegreenmotorist.com/index.php/the-tesla-roadster-and-ferrari-f430/
Ecolocomotion - I agree, definitely a lot of exciting options.
Thank you both for your posts.
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