Americans Confused over Hybrids, PHEVs, EVs
16 Mar 2011, 15:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's a brave new world we live in, with more types of electric vehicles being released that the human mind can comprehend. This fact – the confusion that runs in the heads of the consumer...
Computers to Create the Perfect Battery
14 Mar 2011, 16:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The essential component of an electric vehicle, the battery, has quickly and at the same time became the EVs biggest enemy: the battery. Too expensive, too ineffective and too big, the battery is at...
Design an Audi A1 for the Gumball Rally
14 Mar 2011, 12:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK is holding a design competition for the creation of a car wrap, which is destined for a range-topping Audi A1, with the event being organized by EcoForecourt, an online marketplace that lists...
autoevolution Users Want Powerful i8 or None at all
11 Mar 2011, 14:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The fact that the flagship sportscar for BMW’s ‘i’ range will most likely be a hybrid demands a lot of attention. That’s why, we asked our readers to tell us what they think ...
Europeans Still Don't Want EVs, Study Shows
10 Mar 2011, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Unlike in the US, where the electric vehicle frenzy seems to have engulfed the nation, the European customers still don't plan to buy such a car in the near future. At least, this is what a new...
ANSI to Create Standardized EV Roadmap
10 Mar 2011, 08:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It took some time for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to get it that the new electric vehicle industry needs some clear, well developed standards for it to become an essential part ...
Renault Nissan Alliance Ends Condominium Charging Stations Testing
10 Mar 2011, 07:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being perhaps the most active two auto makers when it comes to the launch of electric vehicles, with Nissan having already deployed the Leaf in some parts of the world and with Renault planning an i...
Ssangyong Korando to Turn Electric
8 Mar 2011, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After recovering for the toughest time of its existence in 2009, South Korean manufacturer Ssangyong displays an unstoppable appetite for hard work and, who knows, perhaps some amazing results. ...
Europe Backs EV Battery Switch Idea
7 Mar 2011, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the electric vehicles are getting ready to leave their mark on Europe, the continent's regulators are scrambling to find ways to insure that these types of vehicles can make a difference. Cu...
US Electric Drive Sales Jump in February
7 Mar 2011, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things seem to be on track for those who have envisioned a bright future for the vehicles that use electricity in one degree or another to run. According to the data submitted by the big players on ...
GE Takes EVs on Tour
4 Mar 2011, 06:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American giant company GE announced today that it too plans to chip in to the popularization of the electric vehicle, by setting up a seven US cities tour of pure electricity and zero emission motor...
Mitsubishi: the Evo Must Die
4 Mar 2011, 01:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / There's absolutely now way of making this sound less than disastrous: Mitsubishi has decided to kill the Evo! Speaking to autocar, Gayu Eusegi, the company’s global product director, said...
Geneva 2011: Kia Optima Hybrid · Live Photos
2 Mar 2011, 14:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A hybrid built with the American consumers in mind has landed in Europe, determined to impress probably a tougher audience than across the ocean. South Korean manufacturer Kia is displaying these da...
Geneva 2011: AC Schnitzer 99d · Live Photos
2 Mar 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Eventually, the eco-madness reached the tuning world, with multiple aftermarket developers now concentrating to offer vehicles with a high level of efficiency and decent performance, rather than the...
Geneva 2011: Hybrid CanAm Spyder Roadster · Live Photos
2 Mar 2011, 11:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Making its European premiere in Geneva these days is the CanAm Spyder hybrid roadster concept from Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP). The company announced the four-year research & develop...
Genovation EVs to Use K2 Batteries
2 Mar 2011, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Genovation Cars, an eco vehicle producer based in Maryland, announced that it will team up with K2 Energy Solutions, whit the latter providing battery packs for its range of electric vehicles. &q...
Geneva 2011: Honda Jazz Hybrid · Live Photos
2 Mar 2011, 05:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having succeeded in bringing down Toyota's Prius model from the top of the sales charts in Japan, following month of hybrid domination, the engineers from Honda are planning an assault on Europ...
Geneva 2011: Toyota iQ EV Prototype · Live Photos
1 Mar 2011, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota has prepared an eco offensive for this year’s edition of the Geneva Auto Show, with one of its top “green” soldiers being the electric version of the iQ. The project is b...
UPS! 200 Million Miles of Green Deliveries
1 Mar 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the largest fleet operators in the world, UPS is currently facing, as do all other companies, a very stringent problem: fuel price. With the numbers at the pump apparently engaged in some ...
Think 4 Seater on the Geneva Floor
28 Feb 2011, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being probably its first presence per se at a major auto show, Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think is getting ready to introduce the City 2+2 version of the model, the first four seater in...