Here's an Electric Helicopter for €300,000
27 Nov 2012, 17:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have heard of the Japanese company Hiribo, if you are into model helicopters, as they specialize in making unmanned miniature choppers driven by electricity. However, now they’ve moved...
BMW Reveals i3 Coupe Concept Ahead of 2012 LAIAS
27 Nov 2012, 16:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW keeps evolving its electric concepts, and after having revealed the convertible version of their i8, they have now revealed a two-door version of the smaller i3, ahead of the concept’s deb...
Chevrolet Spark EV to Be Priced Under $25,000
27 Nov 2012, 15:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Set to make its official public debut at the 2012 Los Angeles International Auto Show, the Chevrolet Spark EV will go on sale in California and Oregon, with a price starting under $25,000, with tax ...
Domteknika Shows Off BioRace Three-Wheeler
26 Nov 2012, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some designs are so fresh and look so good that we simply cannot overlook them. The Domteknika BioRace three-wheeler EV is just such a vehicle, yet it has a lot more going for it than just its ultra...
Toyota COMS Now Available for Ha:Mo Car-Sharing in Japan
26 Nov 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota’s equivalent of the Twizy all-electric city runabout, the COMS, has been included in a Japanese car sharing scheme, which is part of a much grander service, called Harmonious Mobility N...
Shanghai GM Unveils Sail Spingo EV
23 Nov 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / One of General Motors’ Chinese joint ventures has launched their own electric vehicle at the 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show yesterday. It’s called the Sail Springo EV, and it’s based on ...
Nissan Delivers Electric Commercial Vehicle to Coca-Cola
23 Nov 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan is providing Coca-Cola with one of their e-NV200 prototype commercial vehicles for testing starting this month. The idea is to see if the LEAF-derived van can be a multipurpose commercial veh...
Nissan Testing Twizy EV in Japan
22 Nov 2012, 11:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan’s Newsroom brought a very interesting subject to our attention. The Leaf isn’t the only important EV for the Renault-Nissan alliance. Renault is already selling the Twizy with rel...
Renault Recalling 8,000 Units of the Twizy Due to Braking Issue
21 Nov 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We drove the Twizy earlier this year and were entertained by the lack of assistance for its steering and brakes. However, this can also be a a reason for which you’ll notice a braking issue, w...
Nissan Unveils Updated LEAF in Japan, Gets Increased Range
20 Nov 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan is gradually transforming the LEAF into a very real proposition. An updated LEAF, available in three trim levels, has been unveiled for the Japanese market. It features significantly lower we...
Ghosn Admits Nissan Leaf Sales Target for 2012 Won't Be Met
19 Nov 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, has announced that they will not be meeting the sales target they had originally envisioned for their all-electric Leaf, in 2012. Now, despite being much more optimistic ba...
All-Green Formula E Buys 42 Racecars
19 Nov 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Formula E, the new zero-emissions racing series, for which McLaren will be supplying the electric drivetrains, has just announced the purchase of 42 EV racecars, from the company which makes them, S...
Volvo Increases V60 Plug-In Hybrid Production for 2013 Deliveries
19 Nov 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo has announced that it will be increasing production of the V60 Plug-In Hybrid, in preparation for first customer deliveries of the car, set to begin in early 2013. Production will increase to ...
Renault Twizy Gets Covered in 1,700 Macaroons
19 Nov 2012, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Twizy, which we recently tested in Monaco, is slowly gaining acceptance, as its (limited) utility is being discovered, appreciated and understood. However, nothing boosts a car&rsqu...
US National Parks Getting EV Charging Stations
16 Nov 2012, 16:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While you may not necessarily associate national parks and electric cars, according to the Huffington Post, some US national parks will begin the installation of EV charging points, in order to enco...
Bigfoot Monster Truck Goes Electric
16 Nov 2012, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Electric power is rapidly spreading through all forms of motorized sport. Who would have though five years ago that we would have an electric version of F1 (sort of), as well as so many performance ...
Next Toyota Prius Will Be Much More Efficient and Have e-4WD System
16 Nov 2012, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota is undoubtedly hard at work already on the all-new Prius, which should arrive on the market in 2015. Aside from the speculated change in its design, apparently it will be much more of a leap ...
Fiat Shows First Images of 500e, Aheadd of LA Debut
16 Nov 2012, 09:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite its unveiling being announced for the Los Angeles Auto Show, which is set to take place later this month, Fiat’s all-electric 500, the 500e, has gotten its first official pictures - tw...
Chevrolet Spark EV Revealed
16 Nov 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet has just revealed the new Spark EV, a completely electric car, with no range extender, or anything similar to that. It is powered by an oil-cooled, permanent magnet motor which GM claims h...
NEVS Say Saab 9-3 Convertible EV Will Be Here in 18 Months
15 Nov 2012, 10:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / News from Sweden, regarding the Saab saga has been scarce in recent weeks, and while we may have gotten used to the idea that they no longer exist as they once did, our hopes are still up that they ...