Karl on Cars http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22:07 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tweets on Cars: Ford GT Friday! GT's... Ford GT Friday! GT's odo crossed 19,000 miles on way in -- and still the coolest car I've ever driven (not that I'm baised in any way...). http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-ford-gt-friday-gts.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-ford-gt-friday-gts.html Tweets on Cars Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22:07 -0800 Tweets on Cars: What can I say... What can I say -- when it comes to being whiny and harrasing manufacturers, I'm just plain selfish. http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-what-can-i-say.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-what-can-i-say.html Tweets on Cars Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:15 -0800 Tweets on Cars: Just confirmed VERY cool... Just confirmed VERY cool press car loan over Thanksgiving. I'd tell you, but I don't want the manufacter hassled by other whiny journalists. http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-just-confirmed-very-cool.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-just-confirmed-very-cool.html Tweets on Cars Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:49 -0800 Tweets on Cars: Plus, how cool is... Link]]> http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-plus-how-cool-is.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-plus-how-cool-is.html Tweets on Cars Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:10:59 -0800 Tweets on Cars: Really like Ford Transit... Really like Ford Transit Connect. Drives better and more fuel efficient than full-size trucks and cargo vans, and it can haul nearly as much http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-really-like-ford-transit.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-really-like-ford-transit.html Tweets on Cars Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:04:11 -0800 Tweets on Cars: It's too bad because... It's too bad because Dodge Ram is probably my favorite full-size truck right now. Could this idiotic ad campaign actually make me hate it? http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-its-too-bad-because.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-its-too-bad-because.html Tweets on Cars Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:16:16 -0800 Tweets on Cars: My name is BAM!-BAM!... My name is BAM!-BAM! and my girlfriend is Pebbles http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-my-name-is-bam-bam.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-my-name-is-bam-bam.html Tweets on Cars Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:54 -0800 Tweets on Cars: My name is Flim-Flam... My name is Flim-Flam and my rank is fool. http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-my-name-is-flim-flam.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-my-name-is-flim-flam.html Tweets on Cars Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:05:02 -0800 Tweets on Cars: The new Ram Ram... The new Ram Ram (formerly Dodge Ram) ad campaign: Hmmm, how to say thus creatively and diplomatically... Stupidest commercial I've ever seen http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-the-new-ram-ram.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-the-new-ram-ram.html Tweets on Cars Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:40 -0800 Tweets on Cars: Driving Ford Transit Connect... Link]]> http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-driving-ford-transit-connect.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-driving-ford-transit-connect.html Tweets on Cars Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:07 -0800 Tweets on Cars: I'm on Good Morning... I'm on Good Morning America tomorrow talking about IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2010. This is 1st year rollover tests included. Some surprises http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-im-on-good-morning.html http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/11/tweets-on-cars-im-on-good-morning.html Tweets on Cars Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:44:59 -0800 Talk Back Tuesday: Where Will the Electric Car be in 2020?   2011 Nissan Leaf Instrument Panel.jpgThe buzz around electric cars reached a Norelco pitch last week after Nissan started showing off its new Leaf and Carlos Ghosn claimed 10 percent of global automotive sales will be electric by 2020.

That's 10 years from now, and when one considers the technological potential of the next decade it doesn't sound so far fetched, right?

Wrong! I think this prediction (like most automotive predictions involving more than 5 years) is more sound-bite than sound reasoning. And if you don't believe me, ask Bob Lutz. I did last week on the same day the Leaf made it's splash-down in Los Angeles.

Lutz was in Los Angeles as part of the 2011 Buick Regal reveal at the Hollywood Palladium, but several senior Edmunds.com folks spent some quality time with him at the Roosevelt Hotel. We discussed multiple topics, including the future of the electric car.

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