Tesla to Hold 5,000 Test Drives After Model S Launch
6 Jun 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With a little over two weeks left to go until Tesla finally launch their long-awaited Model S, officials have announced that they will be holding 5,000 test drives, in the 45 days immediately after ...
Tesla Model S Signature Performance Model Sold Out
5 Jun 2012, 11:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Everybody in the industry is eagerly waiting for the highly-anticipated launch of Tesla’s Model S, on June 22. Some, apparently, are even more eager than others, as the top-spec Signature Perf...
Audi’s Electric A2 and Hybrid A1 Binned
5 Jun 2012, 08:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current holdback to the proper expansion of the EV industry are the high prices associated with manufacturing and material costs, especially for the battery packs and now we have a new carmaker ...
AMP’s EV SUVs Still Illegal in Cayman Islands
5 Jun 2012, 07:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / AMP Electric Vehicles is a company which retrofits electric drivetrains to the Mercedes-Benz ML and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Apparently, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with U-Go St...
Bus Maker New Flyer’s All Electric Prototype Begins Testing
4 Jun 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / New Flyer is a Winnipeg, Canada-based bus manufacturer which has been making city transit solutions since 1930. They make typically American-looking buses for the US, Canada and part of Latin Americ...
Audi Showcases A3 E-Tron Colorado-Based Pilot Project
4 Jun 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Audi of America have recently uploaded a video detailing their A3 E-Tron pilot project. It involves members of their staff driving the all-electric A3, using and integrating it into their daily live...
Renault Fluence ZE Is Samsung SM3 ZE in Korea
1 Jun 2012, 13:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following the launch of the Renault Fluence ZE, now it’s Samsung’s turn to showcase their version of the car (the orignal version, in fact), the SM3 ZE. We always noticed that the Fluenc...
Renault to Start EV Test Drive Tour of the UK in June
1 Jun 2012, 11:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the Twizy, Fluence Z.E. and the Kangoo Z.E. already in production, the Zoe on its way in Q3 2012, Renault officials have decided that it would be a good idea to have an EV awareness tour of the...
Small Brazillian 4x4 Gets the EV Treatment
1 Jun 2012, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The TAC Motors Stark is a Brazilian-made small plastic off-roader, currently powered by a Euro IV-compliant Fiat sourced 2.3-liter diesel engine. It has been on sale since mid-2009 and the company n...
Colorado-Based Company Developing 1,000x More Powerful Battery
1 Jun 2012, 09:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite saying that an improved version of the Lithium-Ion battery was at least 10 years away, apparently, it may not be the case, as a Colorado-based company founded in 2010, Prieto Battery, aims t...
Buy a House, Get a Free Tesla Model S Thrown In
1 Jun 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There was this guy once, who was trying to sell his two-story house in Neville's Cross, Durham, UK. It had been on the market for quite some time, with very little interest, despite several pri...
Electric Fiat 500 to Be Made Only Due to Californian Legislation
31 May 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fiat’s Multiair technology is a real step forward in the history of the petrol engine, making it extremely efficient, while offering decent power and fuel economy. The engine was developed wit...
Chinese Government Plans Financial Backing for Energy-Saving Vehicles
30 May 2012, 15:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Auto News China, Chinese officials are looking into allocating as much as 2-billion yuan ($403-/€324- million) every year for the development of alternatively-powered vehicles...
Canada Aim to Align Vehicle Regulations to US Standards
30 May 2012, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Transport Canada, the country's ecoTECHNOLOGY program designed to “assess the safety and environmental performance of new vehicle technologies to ensure that innovations can ...
Indonesian President Wants His Country to Build EVs
30 May 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the current president of Indonesia, is a man with a reputation for innovation in an effort to protect the environment. This is vital, as Indonesia (the 4th largest country ...
Fisker Try to Achieve Sales Goals with Some Help from the Dutch
30 May 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having sold no fewer than 1000 of their Karmas in the first months of the year, as previously reported, and Fisker having announced that their revenues for the period have exceeded $100- (€80-)...
Industry's Green Focus Shifts but Obama Still Supports Hybrids
30 May 2012, 10:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After having reported that President Obama may be shifting his focus from the (still very promising) hydrogen fuel cell technology, towards the more commercial and frankly less interesting and promi...
Video Shows Tesla Model S Body Panel Stamping Process
30 May 2012, 08:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With deliveries of the all-electric Model S set to begin on June 22nd, Tesla is apparently making a really big deal of this and they will even have live coverage of the first delivery, as opposed to...
Fisker Releases First Business Update to Quench Fears
29 May 2012, 15:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With Fisker being bombarded with accusations regarding battery fires and the Atlantic being postponed, it’s easy to lose track of the company’s progress over the years and focus on the b...
Dutch Superbus Is Now Road Legal
29 May 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Superbus project is a very interesting one, attempting to combine mass transit, with luxury, safety, efficiency and speed all in one package. Its electric drive has a maximum power output of 804...