Major Automakers Interested in Apple's Siri Voice Command Tech
12 Jun 2012, 09:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / I’m sure most people of varying ages still know the TV show KITT, which despite not being particularly good, it showed us how cars of ‘the future’ would be like. The makers of the ...
Renault Zoe Breaks 24H Distance Record
12 Jun 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are very eagerly awaiting the launch of Renault’s supermini EV, the Zoe, some time in the autumn of this year. It is a genuinely exciting car because it features Renault’s excellent s...
Kenguru EV - Allows Car-Like Mobility for People in Wheelchairs
12 Jun 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having a physical disability is extremely tough, and simple act of getting on with whatever needs doing in a day can be a challenge, so it’s admirable that many people get over their malfuncti...
Chevrolet Volt 1.4 Range Extender to Be Replaced in 2014
12 Jun 2012, 08:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt is an excellent car, in concept, at least, as engineers have had to cut corners to make the car accessible to a wide audience. Apparently, the car’s 1.4-liter petrol engine ...
Hydro-Quebec Developing Ultra-Fast EV Charger
11 Jun 2012, 13:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One of the main reasons cited by the automakers for the rather sluggish introduction of pure EVs are the very long charge time, with some cars taking up to 8 hours to be fully charged from a standar...
EVs Are Our Future – They’re Also Our Past
10 Jun 2012, 18:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is strange how, back in the early 1900s, when the fancy new automobile was slowly replacing animal drawn carriages, the electric car was losing ground to the petrol-powered one. Low oil prices an...
Toyota's Twizy to Be Launched in Japan for €10,000
9 Jun 2012, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota first showed the COMS in public at the Tokyo motor show, back in 2007, purely as a concept for a very small city-dwelling EV. As the title of this article suggests, this is identical in conce...
Toyota EV P002 Headed for Pikes Peak
8 Jun 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Koln-based division of Toyota, Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has been responsible for the Japanese automaker’s F1, WRC and LeMans racing efforts, and it has been involved with Toyota and mo...
Massachusetts EV and Hybrid Drivers to Get Special License Plates
8 Jun 2012, 14:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are unsure whether this measure is justified, or not, but special lincese plates will be available for any EV or hybrid registered in the state of Massachusetts, at no extra cost. Local author...
Automakers Plan to Set Global Standard for EV Charging
8 Jun 2012, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to promote a quicker adoption of EVs, the major global automakers are expected to cooperate and collaborate in the setting of a global standard for EV fast charging. There are currently...
Stricter Efficiency Standards Actually Discouraging EV Development
8 Jun 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become an extremely complex matter, that of EVs, hybrids, hydrogen-power, biofuels, bio-this, eco-jibber-jabber-that. The fact of the matter is that EVs could have taken off with the EV1 made...
Tesla Expects 20,000 Sales in 2013
8 Jun 2012, 08:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the official deadline for first customer deliveries drawing ever nearer, and with the first car already delivered to a board member, Tesla are aiming high with their Model S. Despite requiring ...
ZAP Xebra EV Re-Recalled
7 Jun 2012, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Xebra is an all-electric three-wheeled EV produced between 2006 and 2009, by Santa Rosa, California-based ZAP, a name which stands for ‘zero air pollution’ - a rather witty name for ...
Robert Llewellyn Tests 5 EV Bikes
7 Jun 2012, 10:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Similarly to these 32% of Americans, we think that pure EVs have a good chance of powering us into the future. However, electric motors and all that regenerative stuff is genuinely better suited for...
Americans Say EVs Are the Way to Go, According to Honda
7 Jun 2012, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you thought the American public was generally misinformed and ignorant, you’d be wrong, as according to a recent video posted online by Honda, they have strong opinions and are generally in...
Renault to Introduce 'Mild Hybrids' by 2017
6 Jun 2012, 17:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Not all manufacturers have taken to the ‘green’ trend in the same way, and Renault has concentrated 100% on all-electric vehicles, having gained the know-how from group partners, Nissan,...
Sao Paulo Begins Nissan Leaf Taxi Pilot Program
6 Jun 2012, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, the 7th larges in the world, with a population of over 11-million, has begun a Nissan Leaf Taxi pilot program in an effort to gather data for a future, larger scale ...
Honda Fit EV Receives Best Ever EPA Efficiency Rating - 118 MPGe
6 Jun 2012, 14:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Honda FIT EV was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in November 2011, when the manufacturer announced that the car would be available for lease on year later, at €318 ($399) per month. ...
First Tesla Model S Delivered Before Schedule
6 Jun 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After making numerous claims that the launch date for the Model S is June 22nd, it has become apparent that some of Tesla’s customers have benefited from an early deliver, receiving the car at...
Battery Maker A123 Systems in Trouble?
6 Jun 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Starting off as a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spin-off in 2001, it took A123 System 8 years to go public, in 2009 and now the company makes automotive battery packs for Fisker and GM...