Honda Civic Natural Gas Becomes 2012 Green Car of the Year
17 Nov 2011, 21:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / So, it is time for the LA Auto Show to give us the name of Miss 2012 Green Car of the Year. The winner is neither a diesel nor a hybrid. It's not even a petrol. So, what is it then? The 2012 Ho...
Nissan Leaf Gets Two Awards at 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge
16 Nov 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Everybody knows that EVs are green. but how energy efficient are these cars? Nissan decided to answer this question during the UK’s recent RAC Future Car Challenge (FCC), where the Leaf, which...
Fiat 500C TwinAir Wins Green Apple Award
16 Nov 2011, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fiat’s 500 fitted with the revolutionary TwinAir engine has managed to scoop up another award due to environmental credentials. The 500C convertible version of the car was awarded the Green Ap...
Skoda Yeti Earns Green Apple Award
15 Nov 2011, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skoda’s model range has no real sportscars and we’ve never read any press releases describing the Yeti as being a luxury crossover, yet they sales are increasing steadily despite the slo...
Toyota Prius C Revealed ahead of Tokyo Debut
15 Nov 2011, 15:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota has mixed the assets offered by the Prius with those of a small hatchback, with the result being the new Prius C, a b-segment vehicle that will make its world debut at the upcoming Tokyo Moto...
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid to Be Tested by LeasePlan
14 Nov 2011, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota will provide LeasePlan, a UK-based leasing company, with a trial fleet of their Prius Plug-In Hybrids ahead of the market arrival for the car that will take place in the autumn of 2012. The c...
Arcspeed Roadster: Electric Supercar from Australia
11 Nov 2011, 22:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Australia is taking a shot at the Tesla Roadster, with the ammunition used being the new Arcspeed Roadster, a topless sports car that relies on electric propulsion. The Arcspeed was brought to li...
2011 Mitsubishi PX-MiEV II Coming to Tokyo
9 Nov 2011, 14:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in 2009, the first Mitsubishi PX-MiEV Concept was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, and now the Japanese manufacturer has moved the dream of a Plug-in Hybrid off-roader closer to production wit...
SEAT Unveils Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive Prototype Plug-In Hybrid
9 Nov 2011, 14:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The other fresh SEAT revealed today as part of the Spanish automaker’s green ambitions is the Leon TwinDrive, which is supposed to be a plug-in hybrid that combines the “advantaged of em...
SEAT Altea XL Electric Ecomotive EV Prototype Unveiled
9 Nov 2011, 13:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / SEAT says its working on its first electric car designed, developed and manufactured in Spain, and to prove they are serious about this, they’ve also released info and the first images of the ...
2011 Suzuki Regina Concept Unveiled, Previews City Car
9 Nov 2011, 11:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What does a city car need to be these days? The answer is simple. It has to be green, and the new Suzuki Regina concept is about the greenest car we’ve ever seen, it’s even green on the ...
2011 Suzuki Q-Concept Unveiled
9 Nov 2011, 11:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that Japanese designers sometimes dream up cars based on comics and sometimes they create them ready to be used in comics. But either way, this is their way of doing things and it’s s...
Brammo Enertia Plus to Be Used by Hong Kong Government
8 Nov 2011, 17:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Electric motorcycle manufacturer Brammo took the wraps off the 2011 Enertia Plus bike, and some very good news has reached our ears. According to an official statement from the manufacturer, their b...
Toyota Named Greenest Manufacturer in Europe
8 Nov 2011, 10:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / All those hybrids they make and the masses of solar panels they’ve installed have started to pay off, because Toyota Motor Europe has been recognized in the 2011 Green Manufacturing Award for ...
Tesla to Open Three More North American Stores in November
7 Nov 2011, 17:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tesla Motors has recently announced that it will expand its retail network fro the North American market by adding three new stores this month, in Bellevue, WA, Chicago, IL, and Newport Beach, CA. T...
Chevy Volt Targeted at Tech-Savvy, not Tree-Hugging Customers
7 Nov 2011, 17:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a while, it looked like the Chevrolet Volt would allays struggle against the all-electric Nissan Leaf, but things started picking up when the Volt finally managed to top its rival in the sales c...
Tesla Confirms Mercedes EV
7 Nov 2011, 11:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tesla has recently released its third quarter financial information and, as it often happens in such cases, the press release includes some fresh details about the carmaker’s future developmen...
Chevy Volt Outsells Nissan Leaf for the First Time in October
4 Nov 2011, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hello and welcome to another eco US boxing match: in the green corner we have the all-electric Nissan Leaf, while in the green corner, we can see the extended range Chevrolet Volt. During the rou...
Six Peugeots at 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge
3 Nov 2011, 18:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot has decided to enter 3 pairs of its latest green cars in the 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge taking place this weekend. In addition, they will be entering 17 historic cars in the London to Bri...
2012 Ford Focus Electric Available for $39,975
3 Nov 2011, 09:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has opened reservations for the 2012 Focus Electric, their first EV of a total of five planned. The bad news is that the MSRP for the five-door hatch has been announced at $39,200, plus the $79...