Renault and Qualcomm Team Up to Develop Wireless Charging Tech
25 Jul 2012, 11:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Qualcomm Inc. announced last year that they would be starting a wireless charing trial in London in 2012, and until now, the story didn’t seem to be developing any further. However, Qualcomm h...
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Only Gets 4 Stars from NHTSA
24 Jul 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that extra weight really affects a car’s crash safety considerably. Apparently, the 54.5 extra kilos (120 lbs) the plug-in Toyota Prius has over the non-plug-in model have made a big ...
Nissan Reacts to Leaf Battery Capacity Loss Issue
24 Jul 2012, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of Nissan Leafs facing an acute loss of battery capacity is now approaching 50 (most of which are in Arizona). According to insideevs.com, Nissan has already acquired 6 of the affected EV...
Kenguru EV for People in Wheelchairs Enters Production
24 Jul 2012, 10:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Kenguru EV does away with the need to do an expensive conversion of a car or MPV, in order to be operated only via hand controls, as well as accommodating a wheelchair. It is also compact, green...
Robert Llewellyn Stays in Germany and Looks at Renewable Energy
23 Jul 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After checking out car sharing schemes in Germany, Robert Llewellyn stays in the country to check out renewable energy sources. A fun fact which we were not aware of is the fact that over half o...
China Getting its Own FAW-Branded Range Extended Hybrid
23 Jul 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The FAW Group, one of China’s largest domestic carmakers, is reportedly working on its own Volt-style range extended hybrid which will be much cheaper and considerably lighter. They are also V...
US Sales of Plug-In Hybrids Rising - EVs Not So Much
23 Jul 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become clear to us that the Chevy Volt is a very appreciated car and since it came onto the scene, sales of full EVs, like Nissan’s clever Leaf have fallen dramatically. The Volt regist...
Hiriko Fold Micro-EV Set For Urban Takeover of Europe!
23 Jul 2012, 11:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While you may not have heard of the Spanish-made Hiriko Fold, it is actually a very serious endeavor supported by the Spanish government, MIT, as well as the European Commission, through its Portugu...
What About Lithium-Air Batteries?
23 Jul 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have been reporting a good number of battery innovations over the last few months, and this, Lithium-Air battery technology is one of the more promising ones. It features Lithium, which is the li...
Toyota COMS Begins Test at Singapore University Campus
23 Jul 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota recently revealed the full pricing and technical details of their COMS Twizy-style EV. Now, the tandem two-seater will be used as a green means of transportation at the National University if...
Peugeot to Show iOn Cargo at Hanover Commercial Vehicle Motor Show
23 Jul 2012, 09:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While EVs may not make a lot of sense for the current car-buying public, they do make a lot of sense as delivery vehicles, going on short round trips is what the current generation of all-electric v...
UCR Says Sat-Nav Improves EV Range by At Least 10%
23 Jul 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As increasing the efficiency of EVs as well as their range via improved batteries and more advanced components is a difficult, time-consuming and very expensive process, other ways need to be found ...
First Leaser Takes Delivery of Honda Fit EV
23 Jul 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are really happy to see that more and more EVs finally reach their new owners. After previously reporting that the First Ford Focus EV had finally reached its first owner, now it’s time for...
Nissan to Start Testing All-Electric e-NV200 in Yokohama
23 Jul 2012, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many people were wondering whether Nissan’s electric powertrain could be used in other vehicles, and whether it would be easily modifiable to suit specific needs. Their all-electric version of...
Tesla Reduce Model S Q3 Production Levels by Half!
21 Jul 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While everything seemed to be going well for Tesla, as they had successfully launched a great car, the Model S. While they had fallen short of their goal of building ‘the best car in the world...
All-Electric Volvo C30 - Green Car of the Year in China
20 Jul 2012, 14:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo’s C30 EV has been awarded the coveted title of ‘Green Car of the Year’ in China, during the 4th New Energy Mobility Summit, after having delivered 15 cars to the city of Shan...
Nissan Leaf Acceleration Runs
19 Jul 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf is one of the first ‘real’ EVs to go into mass production. So far, the Japanese has managed to sell around 13,000 of them and their customers have been mostly satisfied, ...
Veeco RT - Sporty EV Three-Wheeler from Portugal
19 Jul 2012, 12:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are extremely pleased to see more and more independent manufacturers designing and building their own cars. While they will never challenge the ‘establishment’, they are a breath of f...
Chinese EV Maker Gets 20,000 Orders
19 Jul 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to reach their target of having 5-million EVs on their roads by 2020, Chinese authorities are doing everything they can to make it happen. One of these efforts is the recent signing of ...
Rimac Concept_One to Debut at the Salon Privé in September
19 Jul 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Rimac Concept_One, is probably the fastest electric vehicle one can drive legally on the road, in the world. It reaches 100 km/h (62 mph) two tenths under three seconds, before topping out at a ...