Mazda EVs Coming to US by 2018
15 Dec 2011, 14:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / New reports suggest that Mazda is planning to introduce an all-electric vehicle in the United States by 2018. Seven years from now is enough for new generations of every car they make to arrive, so ...
GE Selling EV Fast Charging Stations on Amazon
14 Dec 2011, 15:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Electric has announced today that their WallStation wall mounted fast charging station for electric vehicles will be sold directly to US owners of EVs and plug-in hybrids via the Amazon onli...
Ford Focus Electric: First to Return 100 MPGe
14 Dec 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford recently announced that the 2012 Focus Electric has managed to become the first all-electric, five-seater vehicle to return a fuel efficiency of 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe). In it...
VW's Detroit 2012 Offensive: New EV Concept, Jetta Hybrid
14 Dec 2011, 11:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a while now, we thought that VW Group would largely stay out of the electric and hybrid game since they have so many clean diesel engines to pay with. But a whole new market for eco-cars is begi...
Skoda Superb Goes From Shanghai to Beijing on Less Than a Tank
13 Dec 2011, 17:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rally driver and stunt director Li Zhi drove a new SKODA Superb 1.4 TSI DSG more than 1200 km (745 miles) in regular, real world conditions that took him and the car from Shanghai to Beijing on less...
2012 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Launched in Britain
13 Dec 2011, 16:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The world’s first production plug-in diesel hybrid, the Volvo V60-based estate, has just gone on sale in the United Kingdom, with prices set between GBP45,000 and 50,000, not including what th...
FedEx Tests Electric Nissan NV200 in London
13 Dec 2011, 15:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japanese automaker responsible for the zero-emissions Leaf hatch has announced that a similarly green version of their NV200 van will undergo field testing at the hands of FedEx Express, while d...
Lotus EV City Car Delayed But Will Be Cheaper Than Cygnet
13 Dec 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus took a “wait and see” attitude to the fact that the whole automotive industry was viewing their plans as being to ambitious. And here we are at the end of 2011, with numerous delay...
BMW and Brilliance to Create EV Brand in China
12 Dec 2011, 15:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / By now, the fact that BMW’s Chinese subsidiary Brilliance makes some very interesting rebadged models should be known to everybody, but what isn’t public information is that they will wo...
Toyota Unveils Sporty Prius G's in Japan
12 Dec 2011, 15:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota recently announced they would be bringing back the fun to their automotive brand, but we’d never have thought that they would start with something like a Prius, a tree-hugger bent on ma...
Mitsubishi Develops Plant-Based Green Plastic Floor Mats
12 Dec 2011, 14:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In order to prevent global warming, reduce CO2 emissions and the use of fossil resources, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is focusing on a variety of plant-based materials and promoting the developme...
Japan Will Provide 3 More Years of Tax Breaks for Green Cars
12 Dec 2011, 12:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The strong yen is putting extra pressure on the once mighty Japanese automotive industry, making exports highly uncompetitive. With an eye on the future and a nothing better to do in order to help t...
Mitsubishi i Deliveries Start
12 Dec 2011, 12:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mitsubishi’s US arm has commenced the deliveries of the all-electric i model, with the first unit, part of a fleet delivery, taking place on December the 8th, at the Green Vehicle Showcase loc...
BMW and GM to Develop Fuel Cell Cars Together
12 Dec 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now, Daimler Group and Honda can be considered leaders of sorts on the fuel-cell market, but other automakers are pumping that all important R&D money into the alternative system. Most rec...
2013 Chevrolet Spark EV Will Use Safer Battery than Volt
11 Dec 2011, 16:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevrolet Volt is catching a lot of flak right now for the potential fire hazard that seems to have been swept under the rug. Recent industry speculation says the problem will cost $1,000 per ve...
Varley evR-450 Electric Supercar Presented
8 Dec 2011, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A new electric supercar has recently been born in Australia, where Varley Electric Vehicles has launched the evR-450. The company is part of the Varley Group, which is one of Australia’s top s...
Kylie Minogue's Lexus CT 200h Raises Money for Charity
8 Dec 2011, 11:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Singer Kylie Minogue’s own Lexus CT 200h that started the quiet revolution was sold for the sum of £29,000 in order to raise money for NSPCC fund-raiser auction for the charitable organi...
Boxx Scooter Has Curves in All the Right Places
8 Dec 2011, 11:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever since the new iPhone came onto the scene, every designer and his dog has borrowed the boxy shape with curved edges for everything from food blenders to watches. We’ve actually started see...
Angry Aptera Employees Destroy EV Prototype on Video
8 Dec 2011, 10:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody who’s ever worked in a cubical know that sometimes you feel like taking the frustration you have built up inside you and turning it against an inanimate object like your keyboard, sc...
Rinspeed Dock+Go Vario-Hybrid Concept
7 Dec 2011, 14:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rinspeed is using an eye-catching solution to address the limited range issue of electric vehicle, with the Swiss company introducing the Dock+Go mobility concept as an answer to this. Based on a...