New Lithium-Ion Battery to Kill Range Anxiety
24 Feb 2011, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time until some real progress was made in the development of lithium-ion batteries, the building blocks of the new and brave electric vehicle age. Currently, the batteries fi...
Ford Launches EV Facebook Page
23 Feb 2011, 12:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Enthusiasts can now find and share information about Ford’s electrified vehicles on a new online platform that uses social media as the place to do so. Specifically, Ford has launched an Elect...
New Tesla Store Opens in Milan
15 Feb 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors seems to have serious plans of taking over the world. After announcing a new store has recently opened next to the White House, in Washington D.C. , the co...
Super Bowl XLV Kept Safe by T3 Electric Stand-up Vehicles
11 Feb 2011, 07:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Those who have attended this year’s Super Bowl event have certainly seen the Arlington Police Department officers patrolling the 140-acre grounds on some funny-looking personal mobility vehicl...
Aptera Stuck Due to Lack of Money
7 Feb 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2009, the automotive world was holding its breath, following the announcement about the launch of a three-wheeled electric vehicle called Aptera 2e. Since that announcement though, nothing e...
First Nissan Leaf Arrives in Hawaii
1 Feb 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following deliveries in the launch states of California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee and Texas, the first all-electric Nissan Leaf EV has finally reached Hawaiian shores. The vehicle in q...
Smart Grid Infrastructure Key Standards Approved
20 Jan 2011, 09:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new step was taken in the development of the Smart Grid, the infrastructure needed to recharge hybrid and electric vehicles. The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Governing Board recently a...
First Chevy Volt Cruising in South Carolina, Gets Solar Panel Power Station
20 Jan 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While the American EV won't be available for purchase in South Carolina for at least a year, the first Chevrolet Volt in the state is already cruising the streets of downtown Greenville, thanks...
LED Lighting Helps Extend Range of Electric Vehicles
20 Jan 2011, 08:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in 2008, an SAE paper regarding LED and power consumption of exterior vehicle lighting indicated that an all-LED system employing the current generation of LEDs would result in general power sa...
IBM: EVs Are Interesting, But Is This Enough?
12 Jan 2011, 10:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having witnessed the birth of a new age in motoring, we are now left to ponder whether the rise of the electric vehicle will have a meaningful impact on the industry and the world. The auto i...
Cheap Batteries Will Make Tesla's Model S Profitable
3 Jan 2011, 10:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As is the case with development costs for normal electronic appliances, it comes as no surprise that battery costs for electric vehicles should go down over time. but with billions being invested i...
Trabant Revival Project Suffers from Lack of Funding
29 Dec 2010, 15:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in August 2009, German automaker Herpa took everyone by surprise when it announced that it would debut a new Trabant at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The car that was in its concept stages of devel...
2011, Make It or Break It for EVs
28 Dec 2010, 15:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The end of this year brought with it the launch of the world's first two electric vehicles for the masses, built by established manufacturers. The Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt are hoped t...
Future Mitsubishi Models Might All Get EV Versions
22 Dec 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi may have just launched the i-MIEV electric microcar around the world, but it is not contempt to rest on its laurels with just one model. A Mitsubishi spokesman recently suggested, in a Au...
ZAP Embarks on Green City Zone Project
19 Dec 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most important players of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturing industry (even if they're American), ZAP announced over the weekend it has started the joint project with the gov...
BYD’s E6 Electric Car Heading for 2011 US Launch
17 Dec 2010, 15:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BYD, the Chinese car manufacturer that also builds electric vehicles, wants to test-market an all-electric battery car in the US next year, according to a Wall Street Journal report. After it hit th...
Green Cab All-Electric Concept Taxi Revealed
13 Dec 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Given the rise in pollution levels on highways around the world, there has been a lot of interest generated by vehicles powered by renewable sources that also produce less toxic gasses from their ex...
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Will Replace Family Cars
10 Dec 2010, 15:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to a study published by eurotaxglass, the UK’s leading vehicle valuation specialist, almost two thirds of British motorists agree or partly agree that EVs will replace their current ...
Euro Ampera Drivers Might Switch to Gas-Power to Save Battery
8 Dec 2010, 16:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM might let European drivers switch the Opel Ampera to petrol power only under specific circumstances. According to a HeadlineAuto report, General Motors' European division is actually conside...
Pioneering UK Firms are Switching to the Peugeot iOn
30 Nov 2010, 18:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Its only been a few months since Peugeot announced it will be leasing out its all-electric car, but three firms have already moved to add the Peugeot iOn to their fleets, in order to provide cheap, ...