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May
A recent survey taken on 1,600 consumers questioned, “From whom would you be most likely to purchase an EV”? The term EV includes a battery-electric car or an extended-range plug-in hybrid using both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine.
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Consumer Poll: Top Brands for EVs, PHEVS
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May
Over the last few months we’ve been following the development of Nissan’s upcoming all electric vehicle, the 2011 Nissan Leaf. It’s not even out yet but that hasn’t stopped Nissan from hyping it up. In fact Nissan will begin to take deposits for their “priority list” tomorrow, May 15th
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Hertz to electify line-up with new 2011 Nissan Leaf.
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May
Filed under: Technology , Electric It was to be expected, but the rapidly changing auto industry is experiencing a shortage of mechatronic engineers to assist with the development of EV cars and systems. As it is, there are plenty of electrical engineers and mechanical engineers, but those who are adept at integrating mechanics and electronics - in areas like battery management and algorithms - are desperately needed. Several universities, especially in the Detroit area, have inaugurated or will soon begin programs to graduate these kinds of engineers, but in the meantime it’s every EV company for itself when it comes to finding talent
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Report: Industry facing shortage of EV engineers
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May
Video: Fox News reportedly refusing to air ad denouncing dependence on foreign oil We’re not confused. AFVI 2010: T. Boone Pickens says V-Vehicles will someday add natural gas to high-mpg model Is there life left in the company
11
May
Video: Fox News reportedly refusing to air ad denouncing dependence on foreign oil We’re not confused. AFVI 2010: T.
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AutoblogGreen for 05.11.10
10
May
Video: Schwarzenegger promises “Hydrogen Highway” efforts will continue Goals have not been met, but the tas.
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AutoblogGreen for 05.10.10
5
May
Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Tesla , Electric Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery Autopia has brought a healthy dose of skepticism to the claims that Tesla will be delivering the Model S sedan to customers by 2012. Wired’s automotive wing unearthed a report by the Downey Patriot that says that if the electric car manufacturer wants to use the property it has been eying in Downey, California, it will need to get on the ball in a hurry. The report claims that in order for Tesla to renovate the structures located on the 51-acre tract of land to suit its needs, the company will need to have construction crews work 20-hours a day, five-days a week.
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Tesla Model S factory plan timeline unrealistic?
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May
Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Tesla , Electric Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery Autopia has brought a healthy dose of skepticism to the claims that Tesla will be delivering the Model S sedan to customers by 2012. Wired’s automotive wing unearthed a report by the Downey Patriot that says that if the electric car manufacturer wants to use the property it has been eying in Downey, California, it will need to get on the ball in a hurry. The report claims that in order for Tesla to renovate the structures located on the 51-acre tract of land to suit its needs, the company will need to have construction crews work 20-hours a day, five-days a week
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Tesla Model S factory plan timeline unrealistic?
3
May
Filed under: Hatchback , Volkswagen , Electric Today in Berlin, Volkswagen unveiled the first of 500 electric drive Golfs produced for a consumer test that starts next year. The battery powered Golf was shown at the launch of the National Platform for Electric Mobility, a public-private partnership to promote electric vehicles in Germany
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Volkswagen releases details of new lithium ion e-Golf, Jetta plug-in coming
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May
Filed under: China , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing BYD e6 electric MPV - Click above for high-res image gallery BYD - an acronym for Build Your Dreams - wants to be a star on the American auto scene, and the Chinese maker of cars, batteries and solar cells is setting up shop in Los Angeles to do it. With LA Mayor Villaraigosa and California Governor Schwarzenegger as a supporting cast, the company announced it would locate its headquarters at 1800 S.
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Report: China’s BYD to locate U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles
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May
BYD, the Chinese manufacturer of electric cars and plug in hybrids, will establish a U.S. presence in Los Angeles. The facility will serve as a North American headquarters for R&D, sales, and marketing
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BYD Sets Up Shop In California
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May
Filed under: Technology Once a standard internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle gets up to operating speeds, it produces more energy than can go to the wheels thanks to losses from heat and friction. And, since it’s the engine that sends energy to the power outlet in the car (via the battery), does it make sense to charge your gadgets during your commute rather than at home, using energy that would otherwise be wasted? There is no simple answer, but the way that some new vehicle powerplants are changing means it’s going to be more and more likely that you’ll want to charge up on the road, even if you live in a solar-powered house
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Is it better to recharge your gadgets while driving?
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Apr
Filed under: Car Buying , Plants/Manufacturing , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan has begun taking $99 registrations for its all-electric Leaf , and the early results are very encouraging. The Japanese automaker has reportedly already received 7,000 pre-orders in the U.S
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Report: Nissan expecting Leaf shortages thanks to high early demand
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Apr
Beijing 2010: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 crossover revealed Tasty. Officially Official: Japan EV Club Mira sets Guinness distance record The little kei car goes 345+ miles on a single charge. GM’s R&D head says Voltec powertrain not suitable for vehicles bigger, smaller than Volt But it is still good for the Volt, right?
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AutoblogGreen for 04.23.10
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Apr
Review: 2010 Honda Accord Coupe proves vanilla can still be sweet Sure, a Honda Accord Coupe with a V6 and a six-speed manual might be a rarity in this world, but it’s a surprisingly compelling package… save the price. Technology alert: The dipstick’s demise is blamed on dilatory drivers The lack of dipsticks on most new luxury vehicles is perplexing to enthusiasts, but automakers tell us that the sudden disappearance of DIY oil-checking is our own fault
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.22.10
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Apr
Filed under: BMW , Beijing Motor Show , Electric BMW has used the Beijing Motor Show to announce that it will have its much-talked-about Megacity electric car on the market by 2013. Previously, the German automaker had only hinted that it would produce the urban runabout in the first half of the decade
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BMW confirms Megacity electric car for 2013 *UPDATE
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Apr
Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric We found an email in our inbox today that should make a lot of long-term plug-in vehicle fans happy. For the first time in about forever, a major OEM is taking orders on an all-electric passenger vehicle. Yes, Nissan is about ready to take your money in exchange for a purchase or a lease on the new Leaf , starting Tuesday
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Officially Official: Nissan sending out Leaf registration emails, will take money Tuesday
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Apr
Filed under: Concept Cars , Europe , Work , Hatchback , Volkswagen , Misc. Auto Shows , Electric Volkswagen Milano Taxi concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen is unveiling a new compact battery-powered taxi concept called the Milano at the Hanover Trade Show in Germany this week.
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Volkswagen unveils electric Milano Taxi concept in Hanover
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Apr
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is an electric car; although it has a 1.4 liter, four cylinder engine, this does not power the drive wheels. Instead, the engine is used to generate electricity, which powers the Volt’s electric motor when the batteries are depleted.
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2011 Chevrolet Volt Achieves Design Spec Of 50 MPG In Gasoline Mode
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Apr
Filed under: Coupe , Electric 2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Aptera invited us down to the Palomar Airport in stunningly beautiful Carlsbad, CA to show off the latest iteration of their three-wheeled, high-mileage electric car, the 2010 2e.
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Aptera 2e moves forward, eyes set on X Prize
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Apr
A PR nightmare. The old Pentastar is really trying to live up to its logo.
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Chrysler in Space?
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Apr
A PR nightmare. The old Pentastar is really trying to live up to its logo.
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Chrysler in Space?
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Apr
With 25% of the country above the Arctic Circle, you can bet that Finnish engineers spend a good deal of time indoors, especially in the winter. In the case of the engineering team at the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, that’s a good thing.
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The ERA: Finland’s Answer To The Tesla Roadster
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Apr
This mean-lookin’ electric Mini blasted around the ol’ Nürburgring-Nordschleife in nine minutes, 51.45 seconds, hitting a top speed of 116.19 miles per hour. Not bad for a battery-powered racer.
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Electric Mini Tackles the ‘Ring
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Apr
Filed under: Hatchback , Infiniti , Nissan , Design/Style , Electric , Luxury Highlighting the classic conundrum of creating a bespoke luxury car from more plebeian underpinnings is a report from Automotive News that Infiniti was forced to reject the initial designs for its version of the Nissan Leaf electric car. Apparently, those first attempts, which came in from Nissan ’s San Diego styling studio, were too similar to the standard Leaf
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Report: First Infiniti Leaf rejected due to staid styling, lack of luxury
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Apr
Amtrak could set ridership record in 2010 Up 4.3 percent so far.
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AutoblogGreen for 04.12.10
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Apr
Jeff Bladt, Silvia Beltrametti and Jon Azrielant of Project Evie.
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Project Evie: Around The World In An Electric Car
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Apr
New York 2010: Tiny Spin in the Amp’d Equinox all-electric SUV Another step completed for the Midwest EV company, some more to go. Zetsche admits Daimler couldn’t have financed Smart revival without Renault-Nissan deal Benz’s small car gets a boost from Renault-Nissan. Honda U3-X comes to America, New York this weekend and then on to Detroit Who needs a Segway-like unicycle
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AutoblogGreen for 04.08.10
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Apr
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Mar
Survey says: Only one-quarter of Americans would consider an electric car Would you? Once lowly four-cylinder gains market dominance over bigger engines Vrooooo ooom .
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Mar
Not long ago we put up some posts about Nissan’s first true electric car, the Leaf. We also sighted that Nissan said the car was going to be priced around that of a typical family sedan, which in my estimation was around $25,000 – $30,000. My estimates seem to be a bit off as the online rumor mill is now saying that the Leaf will be priced around $45,000
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Nissan Leaf Pricing Rumor: $45,000
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Mar
The Nissan Leaf, (for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable Family car) will be built in three assembly plants worldwide. We already knew about Japan and the U.S., but Nissan has clarified that both batteries and complete cars will be built in their Sunderland, UK plant
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Nissan Leaf To Be Built In Japan, U.S. and UK
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Mar
Filed under: Concept Cars , Japan , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery Interest in, and ” pre-orders” for , the Nissan Leaf remains high, but a report from the Japanese newspaper the Mainichi Shimbun might put a damper on things. Apparently, the price for the all-electric car in Japan will be somewhere between 3.5 million and 4 million yen, which is about $38,667 to $44,191 U.S. at today’s exchange rates.
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Report: Nissan Leaf priced at U.S. $38,500+ in Japan
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Mar
Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Hatchback , Chevrolet , GM , Nissan , Diesel Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn with Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Will Nissan ’s upcoming Leaf electric car compete directly with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt ? Well, that depends on who you ask.
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Carlos Ghosn on the Leaf and EVs: "There is no competition."
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Mar
eBay find of the Day: all-electric 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa conversion So close to awesome. Report: Feds probing Prius’ unintended acceleration incident, no new recall issued One car in California is causing a lot of problems. Report: Nissan has 56,000 pre-orders for all-electric Leaf Or something.
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AutoblogGreen for 03.10.10
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Mar
Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Videos , Lotus The manufactured sounds of the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid - Click above to watch video after the jump Two years ago, we wrote about Lotus ‘ Safe and Sound hybrid technology which added a V8 soundtrack over the quietude of a hybrid’s electric motor. That demonstrator was a Toyota Prius, but at the Geneva Motor Show Lotus had an Evora 414E Hybrid equipped with several versions of aural enjoyment: a V6, a V12 and a non-ICE audio stab at what an electric car could maybe possibly sound like.
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Video: C/D takes the Lotus Evora Hybrid for a virtual spin
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Mar
Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Hatchback , Kia , Electric Kia Venga EV concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Apparently, we we missed at least one interesting machine from the recently concluded press days at the Geneva Motor Show .
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Geneva 2010: Kia Venga EV, sorry we missed you the first time around
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Mar
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Tesla , Electric IED Tesla EYE concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The gaping openings on the front of the EYE design study vehicle from the Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin ( IED ) that’s on display at the Geneva Motor Show this week would cause troublesome impacts on airflow if they were on a real electric car, we think.
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Geneva 2010: IED Tesla EYE Concept
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Mar
Photo: Autoblog Audi is showing an all electric version of its A1 minicar at Geneva, but this one has a novel twist. Like the Chevy Volt, it’s battery powered and uses a gasoline motor to recharge the batteries; unlike the Volt, or any other electric car to date, the A1 e-tron concept uses a Wankel motor to produce the charge. More after the jump
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Audi A1 e-tron Concept Makes Geneva Debut
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Mar
Photo: Autoblog Audi is showing an all electric version of its A1 minicar at Geneva, but this one has a novel twist. Like the Chevy Volt, it’s battery powered and uses a gasoline motor to recharge the batteries; unlike the Volt, or any other electric car to date, the A1 e-tron concept uses a Wankel motor to produce the charge.
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Audi A1 e-tron Concept Makes Geneva Debut
3
Mar
Quick Spin: Driving an Amp Sky shows there’s real potential here It’s not perfect, but it is from Ohio. Report: Cadillac Converj production program killed Apparently, your father’s Cadillac will be available for some time still.
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AutoblogGreen for 03.03.10
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Mar
Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Electric , Luxury NVL Quant - Click above for high-res image gallery We saw this here four-seat Gullwinger last year billed as the Koenigsegg Quant .
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Geneva 2010: NVL Quant is an electric dream boat
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Feb
Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Audi , Electric 2011 Audi A1 - Click above for high-res image gallery Audi will finally show off its new A1 minicar this week in Geneva . As usual, it’ll be available in Europe with an array of gas and diesel engines, but a French website reports that the A1 will also form the basis for a third e-tron concept
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Report: Audi A1-based e-tron concept headed to Geneva
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Feb
Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Lotus , Electric Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid teaser - Click above to enlarge Lotus has just formally introduced a new 400-plus horsepower sportscar concept. That news in and of itself would be enough to pique our interest, but the rest of the car’s spec sheet makes the Evora 414E Hybrid an astonishingly intriguing concept vehicle. As you surely surmised by now, this two-seat sportster is a hybrid, specifically an extended-range electric vehicle that features a pair of rear-mounted electric motors and a 1.2-liter three-cylinder gas-powered engine
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Geneva Preview: Lotus formally introduces Evora 414E Hybrid
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Feb
HumanCar Imagine_PS is here, almost - preorders accepted [w/video] Pedal faster! Consumer Reports declares the Ford F-250 Lariat 2010’s worst gas guzzler How bad? How ’bout 10 mpg? Report: 2011 Land Rover LRX to debut at Paris Motor Show The more-efficient Land Rover is making its way to production
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AutoblogGreen for 02.24.10
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Sep
The Leaf is an electric car from Nissan that is expected to be available beginning in 2010. Here are some details about the Leaf
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Sep
Above is an image of the upcoming Chevrolet Volt from General Motors.
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GM’s Chevrolet Volt
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Feb
What do you get when you cross a Geo Metro with an electric forklift, a golf cart, and a bunch of used batteries? You get a ridiculously inexpensive, home-built, street-legal electric car.
This battery powered grocery getter was built by Darin Cosgrove and Ivan Limburg, of Brockville, Ontario. The friends were looking for a project to do in Limburg’s new workshop, and set their sights on building an EV after reading about a couple of DIY electric car conversions on the web.
Since neither of them had tackled anything quite like this before, they were wary of breaking the bank on what amounted to a rolling science project with a questionable outcome. So they bought all their parts & supplies second hand, and scrounged a few for free. They even recovered some of their costs by selling left over parts as they went along…
Most of the electric parts came from an old, used forklift they bought for $500. After removing its four DC motors and control module, they got most of their money back by selling the 16,000 lb chassis to a metal recycler, and one of the extra motors to another EV builder.
