First EV Highway in U.S. to Be Built in Washington
14 Jul 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The times when electric cars struggled to catch up to consumer needs such as autonomy have faded away recently, thanks to the breakthroughs achieved in matter of energy cells. The wheel turned and n...
Opel and Europcar to Offer Ampera as Rental Car
11 Jul 2011, 09:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German auto brand Opel today announced it has partnered with Europcar to make the recently unveiled Ampera model available as a rental car throughout Europe by the end of 2011. Capitalizing on the A...
Mitsubishi i Gets Excellent EPA Rating
8 Jul 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Mitsubishi today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated its new i battery-powered electric vehicle with best-in-segment "fuel" efficiency ...
Mitsubishi Prepares Three New Electric and Hybrid Models
6 Jul 2011, 07:14 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Mitsubishi will offer an electric version of the compact ASX sports utility vehicle as a second choice after the launch in new Zealand next month of the i-MiEV, which is the electric version of the ...
Toyota Says Electric Scion iQ Coming in 2012
2 Jul 2011, 17:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota recently announced that the Prius v is still on track to arrive in the US this fall and that the Prius c will hit the market in early 2012. Although there were problems due to the recent eart...
Gordon Murray Design Unveils T.27 Electric Car
29 Jun 2011, 12:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / What is considered to be the world’s most efficient electric car by its creators made its official public debut today at an event held at the RAC, Pall Mall, London. Gordon Murray Design unvei...
Opel Ampera Full Details and Image Gallery Released
29 Jun 2011, 09:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having made its world public debut at this year’s Geneva Auto Show (March 2011), the Opel Ampera is to go on sale later this year for EUR42,900, as Europe’s first electric vehicle to ena...
Liberty Electric Cars Secures Whole Engineering Team from Modec
1 Jun 2011, 12:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Liberty Electric Cars has managed to secure the entire engineering team formerly employed at Modec – the Coventry based electric commercial vehicle manufacturer which entered administration in...
Renault Kicks Off ZE European Tour
31 May 2011, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Little time is left before the first electric models of French manufacturer Renault will begin selling in most of the European markets, and the models are in need of some serious advertising. Or, sh...
EVI Gets California Funding
27 May 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a world where the electric vehicles would have never made it without the substantial support of the money provided by the governments of the world, securing funding is essential for the companies...
Petrols Edge Out Diesels in Recent UK Survey
23 May 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Efficient and advanced diesel engines make a lot of sense on paper, but the fact of the matter is that cheaper and easier to maintain petrol-powered cars are still more popular, especially given the...
Protoscar Unveils Lampo3 EV Sportscar Concept
23 May 2011, 08:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Protoscar, a company working for OEMs, power utilities and governments, and (since 24 years ago) specialized in the development of CleanCar projects, has just taken the wraps off its third sporty el...
Aston Martin Developing Electric Cygnet
17 May 2011, 12:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re always glad to report on a new BMW with a twin turbocharged V8 or a new supercar that promises to change all the rules, but not this: Aston Martin, the famous British brand that builds s...
Germany Determined to Make EVs Work
17 May 2011, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new battle of the giants, a historic one, if you like, is in the making these days. The US and Germany has engaged a while back in a bitter race, each hoping to become a new heaven for electric ve...
BYD Celebrates a Year of EV Taxis, Promises Invasion of Electric Cars
29 Apr 2011, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When it comes to the hopes and dreams built around the electric vehicle sector, no manufacturer in the world seems to have as many as the Chinese from BYD. With nearly all their attention and money ...
Geely McCar EV Comes With Incorporated Scooter
27 Apr 2011, 12:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / China is known to be the home to the world’s worst traffic jams, so it was only natural that small, clean, and affordable modes of transport would come from there. Acting to help ease city con...
Mitsubishi i to Be Deployed in Hawaii First
23 Apr 2011, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It has been a busy week for Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi, who has been hard at work trying to let the world know that it is ready to launch the North American spec i electric vehicle. In the las...
Nissan Leaf Receives World Car of the Year Title
21 Apr 2011, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mention the 2011 New York Auto Show and the Nissan Leaf and we’ll instantly think about the Leaf NISMO RC electric vehicle racer. However, the Leaf had more important things to do at the Ameri...
Tesla Opens Online Design Studio, for You
20 Apr 2011, 19:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Most call them configurators. Car configurators. Then again, Tesla is not selling cars, but electric vehicles. And electric vehicles can not be configured, but designed. Even if the guy doing the de...
Nissan Leaf NISMO RC at the New York Auto Show
18 Apr 2011, 07:23 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Nissan is an automaker that seems to be dedicated to electric powered vehicles and to further underline its devotion towards eco green machines, the Japanese carmaker will showcase at the 2011 New Y...