Nissan Leaf NYC Taxi Coming in Spring 2012
31 Oct 2011, 18:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan NV200 might be New York’s exclusive Taxi of Tomorrow, but the Japanese manufacturer’s involvement with the Big Apple doesn’t end there, as a pilot program involving six ...
VW XL1 Concept Production Confirmed for 2013
31 Oct 2011, 17:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW will bring the XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) to production reality, with VW Group CEO, Martin Winterkorn, confirming for Autonews Europe that the production version of the vehicle is already...
Renault Secures Massive Kango Van Z.E. French State Order
31 Oct 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The general public isn’t convinced that electric vehicles are the way of the future and fossil fuels will go the way of the dinosaurs (from which they came), but much like states were faster t...
Audi A1 e-tron Trial Starts in Munich
28 Oct 2011, 15:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has a little four-seater electric vehicle called the A1 e-tron that is based on their smallest car right now. It offers up a 102 hp electric motor and a driving range of just 50 km (31 miles). ...
US-Spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV Production Debuts
28 Oct 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi said today that production of the US-spec i-MiEV has commenced at their Mizushima Plant. This electric five-door car will first become available in Hawaii, California, Washington, and Or...
New Tesla Roadster Confirmed for 2014
27 Oct 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems that Tesla is gearing up to electroshock the world, with the Californian automotive producer set to unveil an explosion of new models over the next few years. We’ve talked about th...
VW Golf blue-e-motion Takes on 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge
27 Oct 2011, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen says that it will bring no less than three cars to this year’s Golf blue-e-motion on November 5th, including their Golf blue-e-motion prototype EV, which won last year’s editi...
2013 Chevrolet Spark EV to Offer 116 HP
27 Oct 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chevrolet seems to be releasing its 2013 Spark Electric Vehicle bit by bit, with the automotive producer now offering us some info on the vehicle’s electric motor, namely its hp rating. The...
2012 Green Car Finalists Announced, Ready for Los Angeles Auto Show
25 Oct 2011, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Los Angeles Auto Show will give us the name of the 2012 Green Car of the Year, and now we know which cars are in for the fight. So, let’ get to the point and read the names included on ...
BYD Opens US Headquarters in LA
25 Oct 2011, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Chinese automotive producre BYD (the name stands for Build Your Dreams) has now innaugurated its North American headqurters in Los Angeles, with the company claiming that it is in need of a 150 ...
Citroen Berlingo e-HDi Airdream Micro-Hybrid Launched
24 Oct 2011, 17:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Citroen is introducing the Berlingo Airdream, a green light commercial vehicle that uses a micro-hybrid drivetrain that promises to increase fuel efficiency by up to 19 percent. The e-HDI Airdrea...
GM Investing $325 Million to Build EV Parts in Michigan
24 Oct 2011, 17:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has announced late last week that it plans to invest $325 million in tools and equipment to support production of future electric vehicle components for future models. A clear timelin...
Nissan Green Program 2016 Focuses on EVs, Recycling
24 Oct 2011, 14:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan Motor Co has today announced the details of its new new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). This will focus on key areas like the reduction of the carbon footpr...
Estonia Says i-Do: Largest i-Miev Delivery Ever
24 Oct 2011, 12:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has delivered the first 50 of the total 507 i-MiEVs to the government of Estonia, which will use the little electric cars as part of its policy to popularize electric v...
Pininfarina Unveils Hybrid Bus
21 Oct 2011, 17:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When we hear the name Pininfarina, we like to think about the attractive lines of a Ferrari or Maseratti, but it seems that the Italian design house has recently decided to also cover an radically d...
Fisker: Karma to Meet 2011 Sales Target, Nina Production Delayed to Mid-2013
21 Oct 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Fisker has sold the first unit of the Karma, with the car receiving the EPA certification, albeit not quite the desired one, it is time to look into the carmaker’s production future. ...
Nissan Leaf Takes Electric Vehicle of the Year Award in Britain
20 Oct 2011, 09:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has received the electric Electric Vehicle of the Year Award during the Greenfleet Awards ceremony this week, which represents the recognition for its merits as the most suitable electric car...
Top Gear Didn't Defame Tesla, UK Court Says
19 Oct 2011, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Here is another episode of the Tesla-suing-Top-Gear story: the EV maker has lost an important battle in its court libel claim war against Top Gear, with Justice Tugendhat, at the high court in Londo...
Volvo Tops CO2 Emissions Reduction in Europe
19 Oct 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volvo has managed to claim the top spot among European automotive producers in the fight for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, with the result being shown by the sixth annual analysis released by T...
Audi e-tron Spyder Malibu Video Footage Provides Glimpses into Future
19 Oct 2011, 09:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When we heard that Audi brought the e-tron Spyder to sunny California we couldn’t make heads or tails of it and quickly dismissed the info as being a simple publicity tactic. However, the offi...