2010 SEMA: Honda CR-Z Hybrid R
3 Nov 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tuning crazy at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas these days. Yesterday, we were flooded with information coming from Japanese manufacturer Toyota, which appears to...
2010 SEMA: Toyota Prius C&A Custom Concept
2 Nov 2010, 10:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This year’s edition of SEMA is hitting us with another custom incarnation of the Prius. This time, we are presenting you the Prius C&A Custom Concept, a rather extreme approach used for th...
EMAV Launces PRU EV Range Extender
1 Nov 2010, 15:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Electric Motors and Vehicles Company (EMAV), a global technology developer for electric vehicles, is announcing the expansion of its collaboration with Mopar, Chrysler’s parts division. As ...
Lexus Presenting 2010 SEMA Hybrid Offensive
1 Nov 2010, 11:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that hybrids have become a part of the automotive world, Lexus is planning to show us that this kind of vehicles can also be ultra-cool. The Japanese automotive producer is preparing an army of ...
2010 SEMA Preview: Fortune Motorsports Honda CR-Z
1 Nov 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Automotive enthusiasts from all around the world are dreaming about tons of power, mean body kits and... an infinite list of custom car features as we are only one day away from the debut of the SEM...
Vega and Perseos Scooters Landing in Milan
30 Oct 2010, 16:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The EICMA moto show in Italy will be opening its doors next week to more models our envoys there will be able to count. Most of them will be, as the trend goes these days, hybrid or electric scooter...
Urbee 3D Hybrid Coming to SEMA 2010
29 Oct 2010, 13:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The upcoming SEMA show will offer visitors the change to meet a wide variety of special vehicles, each offering an original approach. However, if we would be asked to choose one of the most unusual ...
Hyundai Providing Vehicles for G20 Seoul Summit
28 Oct 2010, 09:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hyundai is the official vehicle provider of the G20 Seoul Summit that is scheduled to be held in Korea’s capital on November 11-12 this year. The automotive producer is offering a total of ...
Better Place Battery Switch Stations Reach San Francisco
28 Oct 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Somewhat less visible than its rivals on the electric vehicle and infrastructure market, EV services provider Better Place announced today the beginning of a program which will see electric taxis wi...
Electric Car Sharing Reaches the Bay Area
28 Oct 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the first fleets of electric vehicles meant for car sharing programs is about to take its rightful place on the market, after nonprofit organization City CarShare announced today the launch o...
Honda Preparing New EV Concept and Plug-in Hybrid Platform for L.A. Auto Show
28 Oct 2010, 06:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When it comes to hybrid vehicles, the automotive world’s opinions are split. Some carmakers make efforts to develop such cars and invest impressive amount of money in promoting them, while oth...
Toyota to Recycle Hybrid Batteries
28 Oct 2010, 04:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota has a goal, a very sane one, given the size and needs of the company: make money. From everything, anything and however. Since selling cars proved to be quite a hard nut...
Renault Preparing for RAC Future Car Challenge
27 Oct 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault’s UK arm announced that the least polluting vehicle in its range, the 1.5 liter dCi 86 Clio, which emits 98 grams of CO2 per km, will take part in the inaugural RAC Future Car Challeng...
DesignworksUSA Creates for Canopy Airport Parking
27 Oct 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most unconventional carmaker's divisions in the world, DesignworksUSA has long stopped being an exclusive design studio for vehicles and is now recognized as an important player on t...
Hybrid Locomotives to Conquer the Rails
27 Oct 2010, 05:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the majority of the automotive world caught up in a hybrid/electric vehicle frenzy, the fact that cars are not the single cause for pollution sometimes slips the mind of those concerned with th...
Nissan Fuga Hybrid Released
26 Oct 2010, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced today the market launch of the hybrid version of its new luxury sedan, the Fuga, with sales expected to begin on November 2. The model's price ranges from...
ECOtality Expands Coverage for Blink EV Chargers
25 Oct 2010, 06:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The electric vehicles are still far from becoming widespread adopted, but the industry is making efforts for this and introducing an EV charging infrastructure is one important step in that directio...
Home and Electric Vehicle Network Standards Program to Debut in Japan
22 Oct 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is constantly working to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, and other industries are also making efforts to support this. The latest automotive-related development ...
Mitsubishi Testing Electric Vehicles in Tokyo
21 Oct 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is making efforts to reduce the vehicle’s impact on the environment. One of the segments where this has a special importance is that of urban fleets. This is because th...
Chevrolet and OnStar Train LA Area First Responders
19 Oct 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The training courses for first responders to an EV crash scene, initiated by Chevrolet in partnership with OnStar and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), have been held in Los Angeles t...