PSA Gets EUR200M Loan for Diesel PHEV
19 Jul 2010, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / French group Peugeot Citroen announced today it has signed a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) through which it will receive EUR200 million for the development of plug-in hybrid...
New Standard for Measuring Emissions and Fuel Economy of PHEVs from SAE
30 Jun 2010, 08:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As PHEVs are gaining in popularity worldwide, SAE International has launched a new revised standard for measuring the exhaust emissions and fuel economy of such vehicles. The recently released revis...
Raser PHEV Developer Hits Ex-GM Executives Quads
16 Jun 2010, 07:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Raser Technologies, an U.S. energy technology company which is developing a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) program fro fleet trucks, announced that it has hired four former General Motors ex...
Americans Prefer Inexpensive Eco Engine Technologies
27 May 2010, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The American consumers are willing to adopt more efficient transportation solutions, but they prefer technologies that offer enhanced fuel economy for existing gasoline powered technologies at a low...
Maryland Offers HOV Acces And Tax Credit For Plug-in Hybrids
21 May 2010, 07:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The U.S. is making important steps towards the introduction of electric vehicles, in an effort to develop a green transportation. The latest initiative that targets this field comes from Maryland Go...
GM EcoCAR EV Competition Enters Judging Phase
19 May 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors’ EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge program is currently seeing sixteen vehicles built by 100 college students being tested in the Arizona desert, at GM’s Desert Proving Ground (Y...
First Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Standard Introduced
18 May 2010, 07:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the automotive industry is offering more and more plug-in vehicles and consumers start to show interest for this type of cars, the electricity demand on local utility grids is growing, with the n...
Fisker Karma Goes to Tampa
12 May 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Fisker Karma’s North American tour will make a stop in Tampa tomorrow, May 13, as the Elder Automotive Group will wellcome guests to an invitation-only reception that will also include mem...
Corsa-based Schaeffler Hybrid Unveiled
30 Apr 2010, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The German Schaeffler Group has developed a hybrid vehicle based on the Opel Corsa. The project, dubbed Schaeffler Hybrid, is part of an innovative project that allows a comparison between the mu...
Electric Vehicles Safety Standards Summit Coming in October
25 Apr 2010, 19:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the electric vehicles market is developing, the industry must ensure that it has a set of safety standards for this relatively new segment and that these are met by all the vehicles available for...
Chevrolet Unveils the Volt MPV5 Concept in Beijing
23 Apr 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Those of you who like the Chevy Volt but wish it would come in a bigger package now have a reason to celebrate, as Chevrolet has unveiled the Volt MPV5 concept at the Beijing Auto Show, a vehicle th...
Ram Hybrid in the Works
22 Mar 2010, 14:59 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Have you ever thought you’ll see a hybrid Ram truck? Chrysler says it’s going to happen, as the automaker has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a grant of up to $4...
Ford Starts Plug-In Hybrid Testing in Florida
3 Mar 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford wants more plug-in hybrid cars in its line-up, so the American automaker decided to expand the range of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) research program with the help of its regional...
2010 Prius Plug-In Hybrid Makes US Debut in LA
3 Dec 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After showcasing this possible future version of the Prius at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, Toyota took the plug-in States side to showcase it at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. As you know by n...
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Seeks Customers
23 Nov 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it has began discussion which will eventually lead to a selection process for the future trial-customers of the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Prius. Accordi...
Fisker Picks European Distributor
4 Nov 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having secured the location where the future Karma plug-in hybrid vehicle will be built, American carmaker Fisker is currently on the market to set up its dealership network across the world. The fi...
Axon Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Unveiled
27 Oct 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Beware all car manufacturers, as there is a new player in town... or market... UK car manufacturer Axon Automotive had just unveiled its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Milton Keynes Science ...
Fisker to Announce Future Production Site
22 Oct 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / California-based carmaker Fisker Automotive announced today it will soon reveal the site chosen to house production of the Karma PHEV sportscar. Although so far no official announcements have been ...
Chevrolet Volt Official Color Chosen, Name Sought
22 Oct 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced today it has decided on the default color of the upcoming plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt. The PHEv will wear, as it exist the production lines, a "silver ...
Volvo's DRIVe Towards Zero
28 Sep 2009, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This punchline was chosen by Swedish manufacturer Volvo to represent its alternative vehicle development program. As the name says, the goal of DRIVe Towards Zero is to create a fleet of vehicles wh...