CODA Sedan Finally Available for Purchase
8 May 2012, 09:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Though not a familiar name to most, Coda Automotive had officially announced the first deliveries of its electric sedan two months ago, but apparently, due to damaged parts being shipped from China,...
Toyota RAV4 EV - US Pricing and Details
8 May 2012, 07:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota has finally given us more details, and a launch date for its electric RAV4. It will be revealed today, at the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium in LA, nearly two years after being announced. ...
Volvo Starts Selling V60 Hybrid Exclusively in Europe
7 May 2012, 16:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the main market for hybrids being the US, Volvo has decided to sell its new V60 hybrid exclusively in Europe. The plug-in hybrid was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, last year. The car ...
smart Electric Bike Available for Pre-Order in the UK
7 May 2012, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / smart’s British division today announced that its electric bike is now available for order, ahead of its launch, which is scheduled for later this month. The smart ebike is included in the ped...
Rimac Concept One Electric Supercar Drifting
7 May 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / About a week ago, we brought you a report that stated Rimac Automobili would build a limited run of just 88 electric supercars based on the Concept One. These will be priced from €740.000 ($980...
Renault’s First Three-Cylinder Turbo Engine Explained
7 May 2012, 08:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The downsizing of engines is a trend which has now been adopted by most car manufacturers. First, we had Fiat’s lovely little turbocharged V-twin and then came the 1.0-liter ecoBoost from Ford...
US Army Hybrid Diesel Concept
6 May 2012, 22:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, the US military-industrial complex is going green. The Army have recently unveiled a hybrid-diesel concept called the Bravo FED (Fuel Efficiency Demonstrator). It was designed by a team ...
Average Efficiency of US-Bought Cars Declines in April
6 May 2012, 22:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to a recent study by the Transportation Research Center of the University of Michigan, the fuel economy of new vehicles has slightly dropped in April, to a number similar to the average of...
Fiat 500E with Forklift Mechanicals - Cheap to Run
4 May 2012, 14:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Germans have a knack for re-engineering and redesigning pretty much anything, and their efforts are usually highly successful. So to is the case with their Fiat 500 conversion to electric power....
French Rugby Team Tests Renault Twizy
4 May 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Usually, when an automaker comes up with something that’s different, it has to immediately prove that it’s still a car. That’s the job of the marketing teams. Give them a budged, a...
Toyota Supra Successor: Mid-Engined, Hybrid with AWD
4 May 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / To understand why Toyota needs a Supra successor, we only need to look at Porsche’s lineup. Between, the Boxster and the mighty 918 rocket, there are multiple sporty cars you can go for, from ...
Toyota Prius Outsells Rivals in April on the US Market
3 May 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s hardly a surprise that the Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid in the world as it has had a chance to make a name for itself for over 15 years and is now in its 3rd generation - the be...
Volpe - The World’s Smallest Electric Car
2 May 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Meet the ‘Volpe’ - the world’s smallest electric car. The car is being made by Italian automotive design house Zagato and it’s set to go on sale in 2013 with a price of &euro...
Wireless EV Charging on the Move!
30 Apr 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The only real problems electric cars have nowadays are their (very) limited range and the bulk of their batteries denting performance and compromising driving dynamics. However, both these problems ...
Rimac Concept_One Shown in Monaco with Price Tag
30 Apr 2012, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Heralded as the first electric supercar, the Croatian-built Rimac is also a real eye catcher. Adriano Mudri - the exterior designer - wanted the car to be ‘simple and clear with a lot of sport...
Nissan Leaf Sales Hit 1,000 in Norway
27 Apr 2012, 12:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan hasn’t exactly impressed with sales of the all-electric Leaf in America, despite the government incentives. However, the US isn’t the only place were EV are encouraged, as places ...
Nissan Reveals New Cima for the Japanese Market
26 Apr 2012, 15:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan doesn’t sell the Infiniti brand in Japan, and thus they have taken the recently released M35hL and they’ve changed the grille and a few minor details. The car will be sold in Japa...
Cadillac ELR / Converj Coming to China
26 Apr 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Cadillac has taken the wraps off its Converj electric car concept for the first time at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and has since considered putting it into production. The problem is that sales of i...
Honda Starts Production of the Acura ILX
26 Apr 2012, 12:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda officially kicked off the production this week of the all-new Acura ILX at its production facility in Greensburg Indiana. The entry-level car gets its power from Honda’s familiar 2.0-...
Toyota Unveils Yundong Shuangqing Hybrid Concept in Beijing
26 Apr 2012, 09:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re not quite sure what the deal is with Chinese car names. It’s not like the game of Golf is a particularly popular one in Germany, but they still buy the cars in bulk. What would it ...