Xcel Energy to Test Ford Transit Connect Electric
9 Sep 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the launch date for the long awaited fleet of Ford electric vehicles approaches, the American manufacturer, together with Azure Dynamics, the company in charge with converting some Ford models in...
Ener1 Boosts Capital
6 Sep 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ener1, the company which will likely become an important player on the electric vehicle market, announced over the weekend an increase in capital of some $65 million by selling $55 million of senior...
Liquid Cooled Battery for Ford Focus EV
2 Sep 2010, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Slowly but surely, the details surrounding American manufacturer Ford's first passenger electric vehicle are being unveiled. The latest insight provided by Ford regards the EV's elementary...
Nissan EV Movement Expands to Jordan
2 Sep 2010, 11:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With only a few months left before the Leaf electric vehicle hits the market, the Japanese who manufacture it, Nissan, are still fighting to secure a good place for the vehicle in the market. The la...
Lexus CT 200h Allows Drivers to Choose Their Driving Moods
1 Sep 2010, 14:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While orders for Lexus’ CT 200h model are set to begin in Europe this autumn, the carmaker has just revealed further interesting details of its new small luxury hybrid car. For instance, the C...
Epic EV Torq: 200 Electric HP on Three Wheels
1 Sep 2010, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world of extreme, track-orientated vehicles has just received a new member that comes to offer dynamic thrills using electric propulsion. Epic Electric Vehicles is presenting the Torq three-w...
Spheric Tech to Make Batteries Cheaper
31 Aug 2010, 16:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the main disadvantages of manufacturing an electric vehicle today is the high price of the battery, a small detail which in turn affects the price of the vehicle. The company which will find ...
NESTIA Born to Boost EVs in China
31 Aug 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, the Chinese Assets Supervision and Administration Commission announced the creation of perhaps the biggest local project to date meant to promote EVs and their use in the fastest growing ...
Chevy Trains First Responders to Handle EV Crashes
28 Aug 2010, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not wanting to leave anything to chance, American manufacturer Chevrolet announced today that, in partnership with OnStar and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), will begin a series of ...
Manhattan Parking Lots to Get EV Chargers
26 Aug 2010, 14:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The expansion of the charging points for electric vehicles will soon reach several parking lots in Manhattan thanks to the Car Charging Group, an EV charging solutions provider which will begin inst...
Honda Jazz Hybrid to Debut in Paris
25 Aug 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Initial photos and details of Honda’s Jazz using hybrid technology have been released by the Japanese manufacturer today, with full details to be revealed at the model’s world debut sche...
Toyota Prius Gets Creepy Approaching Sounds
25 Aug 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In response to the increasing demand to fir hybrid and electric vehicles with sound generating technologies which would warn pedestrians of their approach, the Japanese from Toyota are getting ready...
Electric Vehicles for US TARDEC
25 Aug 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the rapid expansion of the electric vehicles engulfing most of today's world, it was only a matter of time until the military began contemplating the idea of operating environmentally frie...
Morgan LIFEcar Hybrid Production Announced
24 Aug 2010, 15:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Great news for those waiting to see Morgan's beautiful design lines being paired with a new-energy car: the British builder confirmed this week it will be manufacturing the concept shown for th...
Chinese Carmakers Join Forces on Mega EV Project
24 Aug 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The efforts which began last year and were aimed at reducing the huge number of companies which are manufacturing cars in China (well over a hundred such companies, according to last year's est...
Ford Tests EV Batteries Using Wireless Tech
21 Aug 2010, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the manufacturers who will release in the years to come a whole range of electric vehicles, Ford is currently hard at work testing the batteries which will go into those vehicles. In an at...
Think Finishes E-Miglia 2010
20 Aug 2010, 07:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Yet another competition intended for electric vehicles started and concluded this week, taking several EVs on a trip which lasted four days and traveled 560 kilometers (348 miles). The competition b...
Orion VII Buses to Use Allison Hybrid System
19 Aug 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems manufacturer Allison announced today it has signed a deal with Daimler Buses North America to supply their hybrid system for th...
Zero Race Day One
17 Aug 2010, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Worthy more of the marathon name, given its incredibly long route (30,000 km/ 18,641) and duration (80 days), the world's first ever race of this magnitude for electric vehicle kicked off on Au...
DeLaSalle EV Video Released
17 Aug 2010, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The group of students from the DeLaSalle School in Kansas City who are working on the car which is poised to receive the Guinness World Records title for efficiency performance have released this we...