by Fast Machines | Sep 17, 2013 | Spares
The Chevy Spark EV, GM’s first electric-only car since 1999. GM says it wants to develop a car that can match Tesla’s 200-mile range for less than half the price. The goal was laid-out Monday by GM vice president of global products programs Doug Parks, as...
by Fast Machines | Sep 17, 2013 | Exterior
Chevrolet Volt in GM Battery Laboratory in Warren, Michigan. At an event yesterday announcing the expansion of GM’s Battery Laboratory in Warren, Michigan, the company’s VP of global product programs, Doug Parks, let slip that the General is looking into an affordable...
by Fast Machines | Sep 17, 2013 | Auto News
When it comes to technology, having the latest gadgets makes you look both smart and cool, but does that strategy work with cars? Automakers say that electric vehicles are the future of the industry, but even with many EVs on the market, they may not be the perfect...
by Fast Machines | Sep 17, 2013 | Spares
Although the Chevy Silverado 1500 took the top prize, the Dodge Ram was a close second, the magazine said. Consumer Reports has named the Chevy Silverado 1500 its “top-rated truck.” The vehicle trumped Dodge’s Ram 1500, which came in second-place,...
by Fast Machines | Sep 17, 2013 | Exterior
The 99th race in LeMons history is in the books, and it saw the largest number of entries for our series (sadly, not quite to the 185-car level required by the Guinness Book of World Records people to establish the record as the biggest road-race in history, but we’ll...