Consumer Reports Gives First Verdict on Tesla Model S
15 Nov 2012, 09:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that everybody has very good things to say about the Tesla Model S, and if you needed more convincing that it is a very good car, Consumer Reports can now confirm this, as well, after havin...
GM Expects 500,000 Green Vehicles On the Road by 2017
15 Nov 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM has big green plans for the future, as they say that they will have 500,000 vehicles on the road, powered by some sort of electric powertrain, whether it is a hybrid or fully-electric. Their prod...
Tesla Model S Wagon Rendered
14 Nov 2012, 16:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hello, and welcome to the best liked EV of the moment, the Tesla Model S. At a recent press conference to announce the company’s third quarter financial results (which were bad), Tesla CEO and...
Chevrolet to Debut Spark EV at Los Angeles Motor Show
14 Nov 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet has officially announced that it will be presenting the new Spark EV, at the Los Angeles motor show, in its final production form. It is set to go on sale in the US, as well as other selec...
Some Dutch Drivers Do Not Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids - Only Run Them on Gasoline!
13 Nov 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were shocked when we first read about this rather unusual piece of news, coming from the Netherlands, whom we assumed were the greenest of all Europeans, as sales of EVs, hybrids and extended-ran...
Chevy Sail EV to Be Called ‘Springo’ in China
13 Nov 2012, 15:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Sail was first shown in concept form at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show. It featured a 87 hp electric motor, which allowed it to reach a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph). It also had a 150 ...
New Joint Venture Planning a Number of EVs for Europe, US and China
13 Nov 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Two companies have announced their intention to create multiple-use electric vehicles - KLD Energy Technologies, which usually develops high-performance electric motor technology, and Cenntro Group ...
Honda Reveals Its Own Twizy - The Micro Commuter Prototype
13 Nov 2012, 08:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that vehicles like Renault’s Twizy, which we recently drove around Monaco and really liked, are here to stay, and their popularity is rising. So much so, that after Toyota announced t...
Tesla Model S Arrives in Germany
12 Nov 2012, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There is no denying the merit of the Tesla Model S, for truly being the first EV one would actually consider buying without having to make any real compromises over a conventionally-powered alternat...
Toyota GT86 May Get KERS Hybrid, Instead of Forced Induction
12 Nov 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While TRD is developing a supercharged Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S/ Subaru BRZ, which is set to arrive next year, along with a turbocharged STI version. However, the car’s chief engineer, Tetsuya T...
Ford Triples Number of Dealers Allowed to Sell Hybrids and EVs
12 Nov 2012, 08:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford has announced that it has tripled the number of US dealers which can sell their EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Now, some 200 dealers can sell Ford’s green offerings, so that more peopl...
All-Electric Opel Adam EV Axed
9 Nov 2012, 10:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of a posh all-electric city car, with decent range is truly an idea which needs more looking into. Smart have done it with the new ED, and Citroen is also pondering the idea - they showed o...
European Space Agency Planning to Improve Use of Hydrogen in Cars
9 Nov 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hydrogen has already become one of THE alternative fuels to ween us off oil for good, and yet, while it may be the most abundant element in the universe and much cleaner-burning than anything else w...
Next Tesla Roadster to Be Called ‘Model R’
9 Nov 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recent information suggests that Tesla is planning on making a new Roadster, which will arrive on the market probably in 2017. Not many details about it are known, yet autoexpress.co.uk say that it ...
Nissan Sells 42,700 Leafs Worldwide So Far
9 Nov 2012, 09:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan Leaf sales have oscillated from good to very poor in stages, since its launch, yet the Japanese automaker is saying that so far they’ve sold 42,700 of them, worldwide. This really goes ...
Introduction of All-Electric Pit Lane Driving in F1 Delayed
8 Nov 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Formula One, like most forms of professional forms of motorsport is slowly shifting towards being more green. It is a natural phenomenon which is affecting all types of racing, industry and everythi...
Toyota Shows Off RAV4 EV with New Promo
8 Nov 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota’s proposal for an all-electric SUV is a unique one, and currently unmatched by any other manufacturer. The fact that it’s a Toyota, a brand which projects an image of ultimate rel...
BMW to Begin i-Series Production in 2013
8 Nov 2012, 09:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW’s new line of electric ‘i’ cars is closer than you think. In a statement by BMW Chairman, Dr. Norbert Reithofer, stated that the premium German automaker will concentrate on th...
Kite Power - Another Way to Harness the Power of the Wind
7 Nov 2012, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Wind turbines are great, and useful in so many ways, yet they are also very limited in a number of other ways. For one, wind speeds increase with altitude, and even the biggest struggle to get past ...
Robot Shows Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs Are Technically Feasible
7 Nov 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / People who cannot walk on their own, and require a wheelchair to get around often face challenges which are simply too much to handle, or go around. Stairs are very bad for wheelchairs, and they rep...