Category Archives: Cars, Trucks & Other Vehicles

9th Annual Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids

January 16, 2007 – 9:51 am

Cadi by JoeJoeSmoe
Thought you'd seen it all with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit? Not quite! There's still the 9th Annual Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids! Buy your tickets online before you head over.
Head over to DeVos Place Thursday, February 1st - Sunday, February 4th, 2007 to check out the latest [...]

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Michigan Automotive History: Olds Motor Vehicle Company

January 15, 2007 – 11:57 am

In association with our coverage of the North American International Auto Show (aka Detroit Auto Show) and the upcoming Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids, we will be posting a series of short features on Michigan's rich auto heritage. It's usually best to start somewhere near the beginning, and that would be at Ransom [...]

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Detroit Auto Show: The Big Three's green machines

January 11, 2007 – 10:30 am

Chevy Volt by webcompanion
part of Detroit Auto Show Cars set
A reader comment prompted us to search for how the GM proposes to recycle the batteries from the Volt and other E-Flex vehicles. We never really found the answer but what we did find was pretty cool.
The Technology behind the Volt
Green Car Congress has probably the [...]

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Detroit Auto Show Multimedia

January 9, 2007 – 8:50 am

Cobo Center by MoCo Loco
part of Detroit Auto Show 2007
MichiganLiveEvents.com has a webcast from the floor of the 100th North American International Auto Show in Detroit that takes a look at the new releases from Ford, GM and Chrysler, as well as the new Mini Cooper, and the Mercedes Benz concept vehicle “Ocean Drive”.
360Michigan [...]

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Detroit Auto Show: Chevy Volt an early darling

January 8, 2007 – 11:39 am

AutoBlogGreen has an extensive article about the first vehicle in GM's new E-Flex platform, the Chevy Volt. The Volt (as yet a prototype) can run on electricity, gasoline, E85 or biodiesel. The electric battery allows a range of 40 miles on a 6 hour charge from a standard 110 V outlet. When the 12 [...]

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2007 North American International Auto Show

January 4, 2007 – 9:38 am

Absolute Michigan has a whole bunch more coverage of the Detroit Auto Show!

Chevrolet Concept Car side by Paladin27
part of NAIAS 2006 Set
The annual North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) begins next Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Cobo in Detroit and runs through Sunday, January 21st. The NAIAS began in 1907 as the Detroit Auto Show [...]

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Interview with John Dingell about environmental legislation

December 21, 2006 – 11:29 am

Dave Dempsey tipped us off to this interview with Michigan Congressman John Dingell in Grist Magazine. Dingell is the Ranking Member of the influential Committee on Energy and Commerce. Although he played a key role in pushing through many environmental laws, including the Wilderness Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Air [...]

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Spartan Edge test drives the Kurrent Electric Car

November 9, 2006 – 11:42 am

Update, Jul 25 2008
In the comments, John writes:
The company AEVCO(Michigan) which made the Kurrent is out of business. They went out in APR 08. There is no one to get in touch with. There were only 47 cars made with only approximately 4 unsold throughout the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aufbQ7nw1AA

SpartanEdge talked with American Electric Vehicle Company president Scott [...]

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West Michigan loves cars too!

August 21, 2006 – 4:28 pm

In the wake of the Woodward Dream Cruise on the east side of the state, Grand Rapids is hosting the second annual 28th Street Metro Cruise on Saturday, August 26. It's billed as 15 Miles of Cool Cars and will feature antiques, hot rods, custom rides, muscle cars and trucks on display, and in competition, [...]

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Ford's Model T

September 9, 2005 – 7:15 pm

"I will build a motor car for the great multitude," Henry Ford announced. "It will be so low in price," he added, "that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one." With these words Henry Ford introduced the world to the Model T. It was October 1908 and, when the Ford [...]

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