Think Makes First EV Fleet Sale in Switzerland
16 Jun 2010, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer announced today it has completed the first fleet sale of EVs in Switzerland and, at the same time "the most exciting retail agreement' made by Think...
BBC to Drive the Think Across Europe
4 Jun 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what may be the very first documentary of an electric vehicle trekking the countries of Europe, Norwegian electric carmaker Think announced in has partnered with BBC for a historic trip called BB...
Ford and Coulomb Partner for Free In-Home Charging Stations
3 Jun 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced today it has reached an agreement with Coulomb Technologies in order to provide nearly 5,000 free in-home charging stations for some of the carmaker’s firs...
MSU Wins GM's EcoCAR Competition
28 May 2010, 13:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The recently launched GM competition finally found its winners, with the Mississippi State University (MSU) clinching first place, followed by the Virginia Tech team in the runner-up spot and Penn S...
Nissan Leaf Sold Out for the Year
27 May 2010, 10:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Talk about a sizzling start... The world's first mass-produced electric vehicle, the Leaf, turns out to be a hit the size of which Nissan itself didn't even dare to dream. According to the...
Li-ion Inizio Supercar Comes This September
25 May 2010, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This is the first time we hear anything from Li-ion Motors Corp, let alone its Inizio electric supercar... This hasn't stopped us however from having a looksie into the company and its soon to ...
Drivers Ready for EV Switch, Smart Move Trial Shows
19 May 2010, 12:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent trial involving four electric smart fortwo cars found that most people were convinced they could use them as their regular car. Dubbed Smart Move, the trial was held by Cenex and One North ...
Green Machines 500ze, the All Electric Street Sweeper
19 May 2010, 10:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the automotive world scrambling to usher the era of the electric vehicle, it was only a matter of time until other companies from related fields would pick up the fever. It's the case of o...
Nissan Teams-up with US Students to Develop Electric Vehicle Solutions
7 May 2010, 14:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan has created an environmentally-friendly educational program which has seen the students at Carnegie Mellon University in the U.S explore the future of electric vehicles throughout the entire ...
Austrian Phone Booths Turned into EV Charging Stations
5 May 2010, 13:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Telekom Austria has come up with an idea for old telephone boxes, planning to turn them into recharging stations for electric cars. The company said that the telephone boxes in Austria are becoming ...
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...
Solar EVs Join Nissans, Subarus and VWs in Multi-brand Showroom
28 Apr 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The new energy vehicles are steadily increasing their presence in the real automotive world, as the car industry is keen of offering green motoring alternatives. The latest example that illustra...
Teijin Electric Vehicle Concept Presented in Japan
25 Apr 2010, 19:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The electric vehicles world is now a little bit richer, as the Japanese Teijin Group unveiled a ultra-light electric concept car that uses proprietary materials, including carbon fiber composites, p...
Magna to Invest $50 Million in Four Michigan Projects
21 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Auto supplier Magna International Inc. plans to invest nearly $50 million in four projects in Michigan, which will create approximately 508 jobs within five years, according to Automotive News. The ...
Tesla Roadster Honours Nikola Tesla in Budapest
12 Apr 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Tesla Roadster will tour southeastern Europe this week in what will be the most significant leg of the 37,000-kilometer world tour that the electric car is currently undertaking. On April 13, the ca...
Lamborghini Minotauro, the First Electric Lambo
12 Apr 2010, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Or, at least, how the first electric Lamborghini should look and feel like. Whereas, undoubtedly, the Italian manufacturer will eventually turn its attention to electric powertrains in the future, t...
New EV Charging Station Built in China
12 Apr 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Chinese automotive industry is moving towards new energy vehicles, in an effort to keep the country’s ever more crowded roads as green as possible. The latest example of a development ...
Renault, Nissan Sign Agreement with Enel and Endesa
9 Apr 2010, 14:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Renault and Nissan have signed an agreement to develop electric vehicle mobility with energy giants Enel and Endesa. The deal has been put in place yesterday in Paris in the presence of Fulvio Conti...
Croatian Company Seeks Investors for High-Range Electric Car
8 Apr 2010, 09:29 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Dok-Ing, a Croatian company, seeks awareness in the electric car market with an interesting prototype called XD. Zagreb-based Dok-Ing has already received global recognition with its innovative high...
Ford Electric Vehicles to Use Microsoft Hohm
1 Apr 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford and Microsoft teamed up to offer a platform to help future owners of Ford’s electric vehicles optimize the way they recharge their vehicle and better manage their ho...