By Bill Schaffer Photos by?Doug Berger / NWAPA Portland, Ore. ? There is a revolution on the U.S. highways. It started in 1999 when Honda introduced the first hybrid electric car, the Honda Insight. A year later, Toyota started selling the Prius and expanded the hybrids to other models and by the end of 2014…
By Bill Schaffer Portland, Ore. ? With electric vehicle sales doubling in the first six months of 2013 (over 2012) my job has changed. Rather than talking about performance, ride and fuel economy, much of the emphasis has gone to range, charge times and tax incentives. Looking at my log of the cars that my…
The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV is Chevy’s first all-electric mini car! Just plug and play! The Bow Tie Team has just added the most efficient U.S. retail electric vehicle to their lineup, the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV, with an estimated electric EPA range of 82 miles. THE MPGe fuel economy equivalent EPA-estimated combined city/highway is 119…
By Bill Schaffer With the annual flood of new and changed models, I don?t always get a chance to sample everything each carmaker is releasing.? However, Chevrolet recently gave a group of automotive journalists the chance to drive five of their new models at a program in Marin County, California. The fun-filled event gave me…
