Tesla Model S Fire in Tennessee: Owner Tells the Story
12 Nov 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There’s been a lot of talk about Tesla’s Model S four-door sedan lately, and not because of its popularity in the US (and Europe more recently), but due to the three vehicles that caught...
Kia Shares First US-market Soul EV Details
11 Nov 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / South Korean automaker Kia has revealed preliminary specs for the US market 2014 Soul EV, which is scheduled to arrive in North American dealerships starting next year. Wearing the same boxy desi...
Honda FCEV Concept Teased in Design Sketch
11 Nov 2013, 15:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Honda has released a sketch that previews the Honda FCEV Concept that will be unveiled at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. According to the Japanese automaker, the concept feature...
2014 Cadillac ELR Saks Fifth Avenue Special Edition Announced
8 Nov 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Cadillac and upscale department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue have announced plans to launch a special edition version of the 2014 ELR electric car that will be featured in this year’s Saks Fi...
Nissan BladeGlider Concept Unveiled Ahead of Tokyo Debut
8 Nov 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan has revealed the BladeGlider concept ahead of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, an “exploratory” electric vehicle that previews an upcoming production car. Apparently inspired by the Del...
Second Tesla Model S Catches Fire After Crash
29 Oct 2013, 12:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been only four weeks since the first Tesla Model S caught fire following a highway crash, and a second video showing a Palo Alto-built electric car engulfed in flames surfaced the Interne...
Honda Showcases Driverless Valet Parking System
27 Oct 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Honda has developed an automatic valet parking system which uses parking lot surveillance cameras to help park cars automatically. As demonstrated in the video below, when left...
Tesla Model E Could Arrive in 2015
25 Oct 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla’s new entry-level electric car, reportedly named the Model E, could be launched in 2015, Auto Guide reports, adding that the vehicle is expected to borrow several styling cues from the c...
Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Hydrogen Cars are “Bullsh*t”
23 Oct 2013, 08:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we’ve learned on several occasions in the past, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is the kind of guy who’s certainly not afraid to speak his mind. Well, he did it again, this time in Germany...
BMW Already Working on i5 Model?
21 Oct 2013, 08:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it German automaker BMW is already planning to extend its brand new “i” lineup with a vehicle bigger than the i3. According to What Car?, the Munich-based representatives are di...
Nissan ZEOD RC Makes Public Debut
17 Oct 2013, 10:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan's ground-breaking ZEOD RC electric race car was unveiled to the public for the very first time at Nismo's headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. Created for the automaker's Le Mans c...
BMW Could Increase i3 Production Over Strong Demand
15 Oct 2013, 15:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker BMW is reportedly considering a production increase for its brand new i3 electric car after early preorders exceeded the company’s expectations. According to Automotive New...
Drayson Racing Sets Four Land Speed Records for EVs
15 Oct 2013, 12:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Less than four months have passed since Drayson Racing set a new world land speed record for electric cars, and the British-based manufacturer managed to improve its benchmark with an average speed ...
Ford, DOE & University of Michigan Create $8 Million Battery Lab for EVs
15 Oct 2013, 11:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Co. and the University of Michigan have announced the opening of a new battery lab that will help the automaker develop smaller, lighter and cheaper batteries for electric vehicles. Th...
2014 Cadillac ELR Starts at $75,000
12 Oct 2013, 07:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Cadillac's brand new 2014 ELR electric vehicle will go on sale starting January with prices from $75,000, not including the $995 destination fee, tax, title, license and dealer fees, the Americ...
Mercedes B-Class EV Will Be Better than BMW i3, Says Daimler Boss
11 Oct 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Daimler R&D boss Thomas Weber says the company’s upcoming B-Class Electric Drive will be better than the 2014 BMW i3, as well as other competitors in the electric car market. Speaking t...
Tesla Model S Becomes Norway’s Best-Selling Car
9 Oct 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The American-made Tesla Model S needed only two months to become Norway’s best-selling vehicle. Launched in Europe in early August, the electric four-door became the top-selling car in Norway ...
Tesla Model S Catches Fire on the Road
3 Oct 2013, 07:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A video showing a Tesla Model S electric car burning on a highway near Chicago surfaced the internet yesterday, causing the company’s stock value to drop by 6.2 percent at $180.95. Little i...
Kia Soul EV Coming to US in 2014
2 Oct 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The electric version of the Kia Soul crossover will become available in the United States next year, the South Korean automaker revealed today, confirming previous reports. Unfortunately, Kia dec...
Venturi Unveils VBB-3, World’s Most Powerful EV
27 Sep 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Venturi Automobiles has unveiled their VBB-3, a 3000+ horsepower electric car that will attempt to break the FIA world land speed record for EVs. Introduced in the presence of Prince Albert II an...