Lexus HS 250h Launched in Japan
16 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Lexus has just released the new HS 250h in Japan. The car we kept you updated on, in our previous articles is the Japanese carmaker's first dedicated hybrid model. The luxury-segment car man...
Toyota Goes Down in Europe
15 Jul 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Troubled times ahead for Japanese manufacturer Toyota, still the world's largest carmaker. The company reported new car sales decrease on the Old Continent amounting to 26 percent or 452,350 un...
Kia Launched the Forte LPI Hybrid
15 Jul 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The South Korean car manufacturer revealed today its first commercialized hybrid electrical vehicle (HEV) in Seoul. Kia has continued its bet on the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and electric combinati...
Honda CR-Z to Launch in February 2010
13 Jul 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Honda Motor Co. Ltd. revealed its plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sporty hybrid in February 2010 and the Fit Hybrid before the end of 2010, automobilesreview.com reports. The Japanese c...
Think City Car Joined Big Boys at Goodwood
13 Jul 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Norwegian built Think City Car has made yet another step towards promoting itself, this time in Britain, where it attended the Goodwood Festival of Speed. After securing support from several local g...
Hybrid vs. Plug-In Hybrid
9 Jul 2009, 19:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The latest developments in terms of technology in the automotive industry have caught most of us by surprise. Despite financial downfall, R&D has continued within manufacturers' labs and we...
CGI: 2012 Mercedes M-Klasse
9 Jul 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mercedes' M-Klasse is getting ready for a major make-over next, or at least this is what we can gather from these CGIs. Although, as you now, CGIs are meant only to give us a glimpse of what is...
G8 Summit Powered by GEM NEVs
9 Jul 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The debut today of this year's G8 summit will also witness the introduction of GEM e4 electric vehicles, which will be used for the transport of the heads of states attending the event. 33 unit...
Renault-Nissan to Build Four Battery Plants in Europe
8 Jul 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Alliance is doing well and it would seem it heavily plans to become the leader of the future EV automotive sector. With Nissan already getting machines on the ground for the Smyma facility in th...
Nissan's Smyma to Cost $1 Billion
8 Jul 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan's plans to build electric vehicles in the United States will cost the company some $1 billion, money to be use for the construction of a new facility alone, a Nissa...
Hyundai Starts Selling the Elantra LPI Hybrid
8 Jul 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The South Korean car manufacturer responded to the market's growing demand for fuel efficient vehicles by releasing its first production hybrid car. The Elantra LPI is a hybrid model that uses ...
Volvo Hybrid Double Deck Bus Unveiled
8 Jul 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo unveiled yesterday at the Alexandra Palace in London the first on an entire new range of highly fuel efficient and environmentally friendly Volvo Hybrid Double Deck buses ...
Prius Rules Over Japan
7 Jul 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If we keep on bringing you this type of news about the Prius, you may think we're on Toyota's payroll... Well, we're not and, even if some don't like it, Prius rocks Japan sales ...
No Toyota-Isuzu Diesel for Europe
7 Jul 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the policy imposed by the new management of the world's biggest manufacturer, Toyota has decided not to go ahead and with the development of a diesel engine together with Isuzu Motor...
Nissan to Unveil Three EVs
6 Jul 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / You all know by now Japanese manufacturer Nissan is perhaps the most active automotive player in the EV vehicles and charging infrastructure development, through their Zero Emission Alliance with Re...
McLaren Hints at Hybrid Supercar
2 Jul 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / McLaren Automotive is apparently interested in developing hybrid models as well, despite the company being fairly reticent when it comes to this particular subject. Nevertheless, the biggest hint th...
Toyota Prius HID Trouble...
1 Jul 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... or how hybrids get a beating these days. After yesterday Consumer Reports trashed the Honda Insight, deeming it as the "most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time,&...
NY Grid Ready for EV Night Charging
1 Jul 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the prospects of electric vehicles becoming a more common sight sooner than everyone expected, questions started arising regarding the capabilities of electric grids worldwide being ready to su...
Chevy Volt Much More "Sporty" Than Prius, Insight
30 Jun 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The battle for the best hybrid on the market is about to become even fiercer as General Motors sees Chevy Volt as a more advanced model than its two main competitors, Insight and Prius. Andrew Farah...
Honda CR-Z Concept Based Hybrid Sports Car
30 Jun 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda is really keen on improving its hybrid lineup and, after announcing two cheaper models to take on Toyota's Prius, the Japanese manufacturer will also design a hybrid sports car based on t...