Allianz 4000 Is the World’s First Hybrid... Sweeper
14 Dec 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Manufacturers are all jumping onto the green train lately. Whether its hybrid vans, hybrid buses or even hybrid motorcycles, we’ve seen them all. What we didn’t expect to see is an elect...
Southern California Gets Its First Nissan LEAF
14 Dec 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan turns every LEAF delivery into a grand event moment, bringing the customer that was "smart" enough (we're not saying it ironically, this is what the Japanese carmaker thinks ab...
Cali to Become EV Capital of the World
13 Dec 2010, 22:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Always at the forefront of green initiatives, California proves once again that it plans to be a force to be reckoned with in the bright future ahead by announcing a new endeavor meant to put it at ...
EV Industry Desperately Searching for Engineers
13 Dec 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since the recession started pushing large carmakers into bankruptcy, companies tried to reduce costs as much as possible and their cost-cutting plans usually included significant layoffs that s...
No More Tax Credits for Hybrids in the US after December 31st
11 Dec 2010, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you are still undecided about the whole buying a hybrid car thing, than you’d better decide fast, because time is running out to get your tax credit. The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which st...
Companies Could Fully Adopt Hybrids and EVs Within a Decade
10 Dec 2010, 17:17 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Companies could ditch petrol powered cars in their fleets in favor of more eco-friendly vehicles powered by alternative fuels, according to a study carried out by Lex Autolease in the UK. "D...
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Will Replace Family Cars
10 Dec 2010, 15:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to a study published by eurotaxglass, the UK’s leading vehicle valuation specialist, almost two thirds of British motorists agree or partly agree that EVs will replace their current ...
Range Rover Evoque Won't Have a Hybrid Version
10 Dec 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The new Range Rover Evoque compact SUV will not be equipped with hybrid technology, although its LRX concept car predecessor featured electrically driven rear wheels, as part of an environmentally-f...
Hybrids to Surpass Petrol Cars in 10 Years
10 Dec 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The push for alternative means of propulsion for cars will not remain unanswered, as it is likely that in the next decade or so petrol powered vehicles to be overcome by hybrids. At least, this is t...
Green GT Unveils Prototype Electric Racer
9 Dec 2010, 18:03 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Swiss-based group Green GT manages to amaze us once again, presenting a reiteration of its ambitious electric racer. The 300KW Green GT is an evolution of the Le Mans Prototype-style racer that was ...
Halle Berry Drives a Lexus Hybrid, Buys a Xmas Tree
9 Dec 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrids are pretty popular these days, especially because they are the new trend in the automotive industry and more and more companies are focusing their efforts on this particular sector. Still, t...
Fifty Electric Taxis Prepared for Beijing
9 Dec 2010, 11:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Beijing is undoubtedly one of the cities that have to counteract pollution immediately and, in order to do so, the local officials are trying to change a few things in the auto sector, beginning wit...
Infineon Dreams of Joystick Steered EVs
9 Dec 2010, 11:02 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The global warming and resources depletion myths forced automakers to find new transportation solutions for a so-called sustainable society of the future. While car manufacturers around the world st...
Beijing to Install 36,000 EV Charging Stations
9 Dec 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China, as one of the largest auto markets in the world, is continuously looking into ways to support the auto industry and the EV sector in particular. Not only because carmakers are constantly brin...
Citroen C-Zero Offered in Carsharing Service for Businesses
9 Dec 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Citroen Business France partnered with Carbox to provide companies and local authorities with the first 100% electric BtoB (business-to-business) carsharing service. The battery powered C-Zero will ...
Nissan Shows LEAF at Eco-Products 2010
9 Dec 2010, 08:06 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Nissan will participate in Japan's largest exhibition of environmentally-friendly products and services, Eco-Products 2010. This year's exhibition is themed "Green x Clean Revolution!...
Toyota, Daimler, BMW Turn to Tesla-inspired Laptop Battery Solution
8 Dec 2010, 19:37 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota Motor Corp, Daimler AG and BMW AG are looking at laptop batteries to power their electric cars, following an example set by California-based automaker Tesla Motors. The three aforementioned a...
Takayanagi Miluira Retro EV - An Electric Vehicle from the Past
8 Dec 2010, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / While most of today's electric vehicles struggle to keep up with their internal-combustion engined equivalents, the Takayanagi Miluira Retro EV boasts an unparalleled styling approach inspired ...
Ford Begins Transit Connect Electric Deliveries
7 Dec 2010, 17:29 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Ford and Azure Dynamics have begun shipping the Ford Transit Connect Electric to North America and the UK. The all-electric commercial vehicles come equipped with Azure Dynamics’ patented Forc...
Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Is Eligible for Federal Tax Credit
7 Dec 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The all new 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid, the company's first production hybrid, has been declared eligible for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Tax Credit as a Qualified Hybrid Motor Vehicle. Cu...