Nissan Leaf Uncovered
2 Aug 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As we told you earlier this week, Nissan was planning to unveil a new electric vehicle on August 2… and they did. Now, we’re going to let you in on some of its features. The Leaf is a m...
Honda Insight Hybrid Tuned by Exclusive Zeus
31 Jul 2009, 10:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrids are not quite the cars you would expect to get aftermarket packages, even if some of them look, let's be gentle... "different". Well, the guys over at Exclusive Zeus actually ...
Toyota Adds Night Shift for Yaris Production
30 Jul 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Yaris is experiencing growing demand in most markets as government incentives across the globe encourage consumers to look for more efficient and smaller displacements models. As a result, th...
BMW Green Concept Sports Car, in Frankfurt
30 Jul 2009, 13:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the press release issued yesterday by German manufacturer BMW to announce their official withdrawal from Formula 1 after the current season concludes, an exciting piece of information was hidden....
Citroen - Ferrari Love. Speedy Van Born
30 Jul 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We’ve seen crossovers before, but this is one that really looks good. Moreover, it can do 180 mph (290 km/h), which is more than satisfying for a van. So, how did this happen? Well, two Italia...
Nissan Confirms Huadu Plant Expansion
29 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the rumors which surfaced in the media during the past few weeks, Japanese manufacturer Nissan today announced the expansion of the Huadu passenger vehicle plant in Guangzhou City, China, ...
Nissan Posts $175 Million Q1 Loss
29 Jul 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan posted today a 16.5 billion yen ($175 million) loss for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending in March 2010. According to company data, total net revenue fell 35.5...
Toyota May Build Yaris-Based Hybrid in France
28 Jul 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota's hybrid offensive may open a new front, this time in France where, according to Japanese media reports, it plans on building a Yaris-based hybrid. The version in question is the Europea...
Electrification Important to GM's Success
28 Jul 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if that wasn't obvious... But General Motors is really keen on getting closer to electrification, as Beth Lowery, Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy at GM, said in a web...
New Nissan EV Teaser
28 Jul 2009, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan launched yesterday its new Zero Emission website, in preparation for the release of three electric vehicles on August 2, as it previously announced. The website opens wi...
Hong Kong to Use EV Police Cars
27 Jul 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time before EV technology became common use in law enforcement agencies as well. Given that they are mostly to be used in the city and most of them match in performance their...
Nissan May Develop Hybrid System
27 Jul 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aware of the fact that, despite its best efforts, the advent of electric vehicle is still years away, Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced today it is working on an intermediary system, to fill in...
Kia Motors to Invest 2.3 Billion Euros in European Green Plan
27 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Motors will invest approximately 2 billion pounds (2.3 billion euros) to make its European business a bit greener and launch a couple of models that would reduce the overall fuel consumption fig...
2012 Prius-Based Hybrid Sports Coupe Early Details
27 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speculation continue on the Prius-based hybrid sports coupe designed by Toyota, this time with some unconfirmed specifications of the car. According to the guys over at 7tune.com, the future model, ...
Nissan Unveils New EV Platform and Prototype
27 Jul 2009, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan today unveiled its new electric vehicle platform, together with a new vehicle built on it. Based, as was expected in the automotive world, on the Nissan Tiida, the new E...
Public Driving Debut for the Fisker Karma
24 Jul 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After we kept you updated about Fisker's new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with details about the expected price tag and release date, we now bring you further information about its de...
Mazda Adds $500 Over CARS Incentives
24 Jul 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) strategy, Japanese manufacturer Mazda today revealed that it will offer consumers who agree to trade-in their old car and buy a new Mazda a bonus of...
Honda NSX May Arrive as a Hybrid Supercar
22 Jul 2009, 18:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With Honda president, Takeo Fukui, announcing at the end of 2008 they will abandon the NSX Super sports car development, rumors swarm now about a possible revival of the famed NSX. After its world-w...
FedEx Expands Hybrid Fleet
22 Jul 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Engaged in a race aimed more at cutting costs than helping the environment, large car fleet operators will soon become a gold mine for hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturers. Whereas the United S...
Confirmed: Toyota Brings Auris Hybrid to Europe
17 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota has officially confirmed it will begin production of the full-hybrid version of the Auris, scheduled to enter the European market towards the middle of 2010. The hybrid ...