New Electric smart fortwo Comes in November
20 Aug 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler announced today the release of their second generation smart fortwo electric drive. Built at Hambach, in France, the new EV will hit the streets in November, promising to...
Germany Wants 1 Million EVs by 2020
20 Aug 2009, 06:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Joining the ambitious plan set in motion by the US government to put 1 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2015, Germany announced a similar endeavor, setting its sights on reaching the same n...
Nissan Plans “Competitive Pricing” for Leaf EV
10 Aug 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After unveiling the Leaf EV (electric vehicle) on Sunday in Japan, Nissan has already set a target of 5,000 units to be sold in the US for test purposes starting late next year. The marketing str...
Nissan Leaf Hoped to Outsell Hybrids
7 Aug 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer has high hopes for its first mass produced EV, the Leaf, and says the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight will have in the EV an opponent to be reckoned with. Nissan North America&#...
US EV Grants Winners Begin "Battle for America's Future"
6 Aug 2009, 06:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US has announced yesterday the winners of the $2.4Bn battery and EV development grants, a move aimed at meeting President Obama's goal of having some 1 million electric vehicles on the road...
GM Pleased with US EV Grants
6 Aug 2009, 06:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported yesterday, the US government was on the verge of awarding $2.4 billion in grants for research on advanced batteries and vehicle components, as well as for the purchase of plug-in hybr...
US to Give $2.4Bn for Batteries, PHEV, EV
5 Aug 2009, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US led offensive on the green vehicle front enters a new chapter today, as the country is getting ready to pump $2.4 billion in grants for research on advanced batteries and vehicle components, ...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with the State of Victoria
4 Aug 2009, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After it recently revealed what may very well be the first of a new breed of Nissan vehicles, the Leaf, the Japanese manufacturer, together with its French ally Renault, announced a new partnership ...
BMW Megacity Vehicle, i-Setta Brand
4 Aug 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would appear German manufacturer BMW decided to add a little extra to its current line-up and create a fourth BMW Group brand to join the existing BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce. According to a repor...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...