Dragon Racing Joins Formula E Championship
26 Sep 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / California-based team Dragon Racing has signed an agreement with Formula E Holdings to become the fourth team to enter the FIA Formula E Championship – the new fully-electric racing series sch...
Cadillac Will Take on Tesla, Says Akerson
24 Sep 2013, 14:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced plans to take on electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors via its Cadillac brand. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Washington, GM chairman and CEO told The Detr...
Electric Dacia? Renault Boss Says It Could Happen
19 Sep 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Romanian budget brand Dacia could offer an affordable electric vehicle in the near future if European demand for EVs keeps growing, said Renault boss Carlos Ghosn. “When demand is ready for...
Tesla to Develop Self-Driving Car Within Three Years
18 Sep 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric car automaker Tesla Motors is planning to develop a semi-autonomous vehicle within the next three years, company CEO Elon Musk revealed earlier this week. Speaking to the Financial Times...
GM Pondering Tesla Model S Rival
18 Sep 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is reportedly planning to develop a new electric vehicle that would rival Tesla Model S’ range at around 200 miles (322 kilometers) and generate more than twice the range of a C...
Frankfurt 2013: Volkswagen e-Golf · Live Photos
10 Sep 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When General Motors or Toyota sell you a hybrid they put little trees or leaves in your instrument cluster to show you how good you are at driving green. But Volkswagen doesn't do that sort of ...
Nissan to Expand Electric Lineup to 5 Models
2 Sep 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan has announced plans to expand its global electric vehicle production lineup to five models. Speaking during a product preview in the United States, Carla Bailo, senior ...
Detroit Electric SP:01 Moving Production to Holland
1 Sep 2013, 09:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With production delayed for the second time earlier this month, Detroit Electric's first vehicle, the SP:01, will eventually be built in Holland later this year. Despite dropping plans to as...
Spyshots: 2014 Kia Soul EV Charging Up
28 Aug 2013, 15:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It used to be that only the boldest automakers offed electric cars, but now everybody is jumping on the band wagon. The California Electric Car Mandate has a lot to do with the launch of the Focus E...
Toyota RAV4 EV Gets Lease Discount
28 Aug 2013, 08:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota is now offering the RAV4 EV with a discount lease program in order to boost demand for the slow-selling Tesla-powered compact crossover. According to The Detroit News, T...
Nissan Pledges Autonomous Production Car by 2020
28 Aug 2013, 07:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan plans to introduce a production self-driving automobile by 2020, company CEO Carlos Ghosn announced earlier this week at the company’s American headquarters in Irvine, California. Na...
Detroit Electric SP:01 Sportscar Production Delayed Again
26 Aug 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in business after a 74-year hiatus, Detroit Electric introduced, earlier this year, a Lotus Exige-based electric sportscar that was supposed to go into production in August, but was later postp...
Nissan Leaf Sales Reach 75,000 Units
23 Aug 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan has sold the 75,000th Leaf electric car this month, the Japanese automaker revealed at the Nissan 360 event in California. The announcement comes exactly six months after Nissan celebrated de...
German Company Wants to Buy Fisker for $25 Million
23 Aug 2013, 09:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German company Fritz Nols AG is reportedly interested in acquiring California-based EV manufacturer Fisker Automotive for $25 million. According to Auto Bild, the Germans have already put togethe...
Next-Generation Chevrolet Volt to Get 20% Range Increase
9 Aug 2013, 08:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this week, GM revealed that the 2014 Chevrolet Volt will be $5,000 cheaper thanks to declining costs, and it seems the automaker will keep its promise and offer a $10,000 cheaper next-genera...
GM Says Chevrolet Spark EV Can Save You $9,000 in Fuel Over 5 Years
8 Aug 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV can save its owner about $9,000 in fuel over five years compared to the average vehicle, General Motors said today, while releasing EPA-estimated fuel economy. ...
Tesla Delivers First Model S EV in Europe
8 Aug 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / US-based electric car manufacturer Tesla has delivered the first Model S outside its home North American market. The EV was acquired by Norwegian Frederic Hauge who received the sedan at Tesla&rsquo...
2014 Chevrolet Volt Starts at $34,995
6 Aug 2013, 11:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has announced that the 2014 Volt EV will have a starting price of $34,995, including the $810 destination fee, which makes it $5,000 cheaper when compared with the current model. Despi...
BMW i3 Welcomed by Sienna Miller and James Franco in London
30 Jul 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The importance of the first bespoke built electric car in the premium segment was not lost on BMW. The launch even yesterday was absolutely huge, bigger than any we've seen this year for one pa...
Head of BMW i Design Talks About i3
29 Jul 2013, 17:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A premium feel, environment sustainability and cutting edge technology – these are traits very few cars have to embody at the same time. But the BMW i3 is special in that it's the first o...