BMW Expands Electric ActiveE Testing to Leipzig
25 Jan 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW has just announced that it will begin a very extensive user study for long-distance commuting in all-electric cars. The testing will be done in the German city of Leipzig. The German automake...
Nissan Leaf Nismo Confirmed for Limited Production Run - Won`t Get Any Extra Performance
25 Jan 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has officially announced that a sportier-looking version of the Leaf all-electric vehicle will be going into limited production, primarily for the Japanese market. The information comes court...
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Disappoints Consumer Reports
23 Jan 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is not the best of the current crop of EVs, and it is limited in many ways. Consumer Reports agrees with this, especially after having thoroughly tested the little kei car-base...
Charging Renault Zoe from Regular Socket Is Highly Impractical - Needs €1,000 Charger
23 Jan 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Zoe, an all-electric car which sounds so promising from almost all points of view, has one major drawback - the fact that it cannot be charged using a simple wall socket, as it requires ...
Consumer Reports Gets Delivery of Their Own Tesla Model S
23 Jan 2013, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems strangely hard to get hold of solid road test information on the Tesla Model S. Sure, the limited number of test drives which have already been done all say it supreme in every single way -...
Jay Leno Tries Out the Aptera EV
23 Jan 2013, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When it comes to the lack of popularity of electric cars, Jay Leno is right - most of what is on offer today just does`t look exciting enough to woo buyers away from conventional cars. However, some...
UK - Nissan Leaf Buyers Will Now Pay £2,500 Less
23 Jan 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Electric cars are slowly gaining acceptance in the UK, but with not that much interest from the government, sales of such vehicles are slow to pick up. Thankfully, the automakers themselves, through...
PSA Vaguely Explains Hybrid Air Powertrain - Will Reach Production Cars in 2016
23 Jan 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as searching for revolutionary solutions in transportation, PSA Peugeot-Citroen is not the first company which springs to mind. You may think of Toyota with their hybrids, or Nissan with the ...
Peugeot Updates VeLV Concept for 2013
23 Jan 2013, 08:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Peugeot's VeLV concept is a three-wheeler electric vehicle, jointly developed by PSA and the French Environment and Energy Management Agency ADEME. It is designed to comfortably seat two people...
What Do We Really Know About the Cadillac ELR?
22 Jan 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recently unveiled Chevy Volt-based Cadillac ELR sporty range-extender is still shrouded in mystery, despite the fact that we can see photos of it, both inside and out all over the internet....
Europe - 35% of Buyers Are Willing to Spend More on Green Tech Despite Recession
22 Jan 2013, 14:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A recent poll, conducted and sponsored by Ford, found out something particularly interesting about the European car buyer. Apparently, some 35% of Europeans would be willing to spend more on a new c...
UK Government to Take 'Hands Off' Approach to EV Popularisation
22 Jan 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The United Kingdom has been slow to react to the widespread introduction of all-electric vehicles, and despite being highly-developed state, where people can afford to buy more expensive green cars,...
All-Electric Volkswagen eUp! to Cost under €25,000 in Germany
21 Jan 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One of the two main drawbacks of buying a current generation all-electric vehicle if the very high acquisition cost, which you do recuperate if you use the car regularly for a number of years, but i...
Coda Sedan Available for $24,995 in California
21 Jan 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Coda Sedan EV usually retails for $38,145, without any intervention from the federal and state governments, yet according to greencarreports.com, Coda Silicon Valley were reportedly offering the...
EV Sales in Europe Increase Fivefold by 2020
21 Jan 2013, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Europe is still reluctant to accept the EV as the feasible alternative to the conventional gasoline-, diesel-and LPG-powered vehicles. They have not really had too many options to choose from, anywa...
Fisker Production Has Been Paused for the Last Six Months
21 Jan 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker has gone through a lot last year, after encountering several fire-related problems, the low-volume automaker lost 300 of its Karma range-extender EVs, which were 'drowned' in the Ne...
US Students Drive Electric Lotus Esprit Across the Country
18 Jan 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of giving an old car electric power is a great way to keep classics on the road, without offending the more green-minded among us. One such classic, which is not known for being particularl...
Chinese Police in Shenzen to Drive BYD E6 EVs
18 Jan 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since China never really had that many internal combustion cars to begin with, and the car culture is not rooted in the use of oil-based fuels, it seems that it is easier for the Chinese to accept, ...
Tesla Model S Has 386 Wheel Horsepower
18 Jan 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Modern cars lose around 12% to 17% of the engine's power through the gearbox, differentials, axles and whatnot. The percentage is higher for automatic gearboxes, and lower for manuals. However,...
Lego R/C A-Team Van Looks Like a Lot of Fun
18 Jan 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as R/C cars go, we`ve seen some pretty cool examples over the years, and we have a soft spot for them, because they bring back memories of our childhood, as they were one of the first contact...