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ev Archive
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Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 61 CommentsWell now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979-1982 UM Electrek 2+2 – The Future Was Yesterday
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 32 CommentsYes, I trespassed this time. I feel a little remorse (and do apologize to the owners if they are reading this) but just could not stop myself. I’d been seeing […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD – Galloping At The Speed Of Silence
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 158 CommentsIt shouldn’t have been a big surprise, sooner or later a mainstream manufacturer was going to create a vehicle that could give Tesla a run for its money. The bigger […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 75 CommentsThis is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […] -
Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 33 Comments* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […] -
Layover Outtake: Beijing International Airport – The Ground Support Vehicles
Posted on October 23, 2019 | 42 CommentsYesterday I left home for Tokyo which involved a flight to LA, then the redeye to Beijing and now I sit here awaiting my connection to Tokyo. Beijing Airport is […] -
Future Classic Introduction: 2018 Nissan Leaf – Turning Over A New One
Posted on October 19, 2017 | 94 CommentsA few evenings ago, my wife and I journeyed to Denver to participate in an introduction event for the new 2018 Nissan Leaf, the second generation of Nissan’s electric car. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1897 Riker Electric – Back To The Future-
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 15 CommentsThis is probably the oldest car we’re likely to see at CC, and so it’s also not surprising that it’s an electric. And quite a nifty one at that. This […]
![Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion Well now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2973.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1979-1982 UM Electrek 2+2 – The Future Was Yesterday Yes, I trespassed this time. I feel a little remorse (and do apologize to the owners if they are reading this) but just could not stop myself. I’d been seeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1468.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD – Galloping At The Speed Of Silence It shouldn’t have been a big surprise, sooner or later a mainstream manufacturer was going to create a vehicle that could give Tesla a run for its money. The bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious This is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9295.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century (first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-10-23_16-19-00_758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped * Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Layover Outtake: Beijing International Airport – The Ground Support Vehicles Yesterday I left home for Tokyo which involved a flight to LA, then the redeye to Beijing and now I sit here awaiting my connection to Tokyo. Beijing Airport is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6360.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic Introduction: 2018 Nissan Leaf – Turning Over A New One A few evenings ago, my wife and I journeyed to Denver to participate in an introduction event for the new 2018 Nissan Leaf, the second generation of Nissan’s electric car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1922.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1897 Riker Electric – Back To The Future- This is probably the oldest car we’re likely to see at CC, and so it’s also not surprising that it’s an electric. And quite a nifty one at that. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-145-036-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


