HyNor, Officially Open for Business
13 May 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Norway is taking giant leaps, compared to other countries, into becoming Europe's most environmentally friendly country, in the automotive segment, at least. While Think City Car, the Norwegian...
Think Gets Pan European EV Homologation
12 May 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were watching the development of the Think odyssey, you know by now that the Norway-produced Think City Car electric vehicle is surely getting a grip on the European market. If you are not su...
Think City Car Learns Spanish
6 May 2009, 13:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you have been watching what is about to become the Think saga, then you know that the little Norwegian EV car has just about the best chances to become the world's first wide-spread electric...
Renault-Nissan "Infects" Seattle with the EV Virus
29 Apr 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Like an octopus spreading its tentacles, the Renault-Nissan Alliance continues its zero-emission offensive in yet another city in the United States. After Phoenix, the Alliance yesterday announced t...
Bill S 841 to Protect Pedestrians From Hybrids and EVs
23 Apr 2009, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An unforeseen effect of the rapid development oh both hybrid and electric vehicles worldwide, but especially in the US, has made Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter introduce the S 841 to help pro...
Chrysler Minivan EV for the US Postal Service
23 Apr 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For those of you who don't know, today is Earth Day in the US, an opportunity for tree huggers to state their point (and watch, for the 100th time "An Inconvenient Truth"), for oil co...
Mazda to Introduce Hybrids Starting 2015...
14 Apr 2009, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... or how fast one can change his mind. Whereas only two weeks ago the Japanese manufacturer said it is decided to stand firm and not blink in the face of hybrid and electric vehicles' offensi...
Renault Nissan Zero Emission Partnership Expands to China
10 Apr 2009, 16:27 UTC · By: Catalin Tudor / The alliance formed by the two manufacturers to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) and the required charging network has know reached the Chinese...
Aabar Investment Becomes a Daimler Shareholder
23 Mar 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Abu Dhabi based investment Aabar company became a shareholder in Daimler after acquiring new shares in the German manufacturer. The 1.95 billion euro investment (at the price of 20.27 euro/share) wi...
BMW Works on Megacity Electric Vehicle
19 Mar 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer BMW is looking into developing an entire near zero-emission range within a few years to tackle the growing demand both from consumers and legislators. The new vehicle, code named...
Kanagawa Electric Vehicle Festa 2009 Stars Nissan EV
12 Mar 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nissan's first electric vehicle will be the main star at the Kanagawa Electric Vehicle Festa 2009, to be held this weekend in Yokohama Akarenga Park. The event, set in motion by Kanagawa EV Pr...
EDAG Light Car with Details and Photos
4 Mar 2009, 18:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We witnessed a great deal of novelties in the weeks that preceded the 2009 Geneva Auto Show. In this time, we saw all electric concepts, hybrid vehicles, Rinspeed's out of this world ideas, car...
Electric Cars Are "Far Away", VW CEO Says
4 Mar 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen CEO, put a dent in environmentalists hopes for an all electric vehicle for the masses in the near future, as he said yesterday in Geneva these types of vehicles are ver...
Olympic Volkswagen Passat Lingyu Fuel Cell Fleet Demostrations
23 Feb 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen Group of America announced today that 16 Passat Lingyu vehicles will participate in fleet demonstrations at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento. The fuel cell vehicles are ...
Volkwagen and Toshiba Join Forces for an Electric Vehicle
13 Feb 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Germans and the Japanese will join forces once again in an attempt to take over the world... Well, not the real world, but the electric drive units one. Volkswagen and Toshiba have signed a lett...
PSA Peugeot Citroen and BMW Discuss Alliance
3 Feb 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Forming strategic alliances during recession times seem to be the easiest way to cut costs without slashing budgets and workforce at plants around the world. And even if they were often described as...