US Used Small Car Prices Drop Along With Fuel Prices
1 Jun 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the downsizing trend sweeping the US along with the rest of the world, apparently, due to the 3.5% drop in fuel prices when compared with 2011, small car values on the used market are steadi...
Lexus ES and ES300h Performance and Economy Details Released
1 Jun 2012, 10:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having yet to price their new ES sedan, the Japanese manufacturer has made the fuel-economy and performance figures available and they are more than adequate for a car of this size, with a 3.5-liter...
Chevy Volt Is Proven Fire-Proof by Massive Crash
31 May 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With reports of EVs catching fire after crashes, and even the Chevrolet Volt itself facing this same problem early in its life, people were probably expecting it to burst into flames after a major a...
Toyota Prius: Third Best Selling Car in the World
31 May 2012, 08:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota has managed to crawl back onto its throne in the first quarter of 2012, as the Japanese automaker managed to outsell its rivals, General Motors and Volkswagen, both of which dethroned it in 2...
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 ...
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...
Nissan Leaf Predicted to Retain 95% of Its Value After One Year
29 May 2012, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Within its first year, a vehicle loses on average, around 30% of its value, and after two more years, some cars lose up to 50%, or more. However, investing in an all-electric Nissan Leaf is a safe b...
New Fuel Cell Mercedes Citaro Buses Enter Service in Switzerland
28 May 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The hydrogen fuel cell, we think, is still the best way to power us into the future, cleanly, efficiently and very simply, by combining hydrogen and oxygen and capturing the electrical charge of the...
BMW’s ‘Born Electric’ World Tour Set to Start this June, in Rome
28 May 2012, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW is organizing a year-long tour in which their two new ‘green’ offerings will be showcased, despite the fact that they are blue. Apparently, BMW consider that their ‘i’ li...
Americans Giving Up Gas Guzzlers in Favor of Smaller, More Efficient Cars
28 May 2012, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Americans are world famous for their simply monstrous sedans and pick-ups, which used to be twice as heavy their European or Japanese counterparts. This ‘upsizing’ trend was fueled (lite...
Low Emission Vehicle Market Will Be Worth €82 / $103 Billion
28 May 2012, 10:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The market for EVs, hybrids and all other forms of low emission, alternative means of propulsion are slowly gaining ground, with hybrids currently being the most common amongst them. According to a ...
First Year of EcoCar2 Won by Mississippi State University
25 May 2012, 09:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / EcoCar2 is a competition which challenges 15 US universities to “reduce the environmental impact of a Chevrolet Malibu without compromising performance, safety and consumer acceptability&rdquo...
Stop Eating Beef - It's Killing the Earth More that Your Car
25 May 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you ever wondered of the environmental impact of each kilo of meat you eat? Well, apparently, Dutch and Austrian scientists have applied some science to the question and they’ve come up w...
Volt - First Chevy to Attract Faithfuls of Other Brands
24 May 2012, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already know that the Chevrolet Volt is a great and innovative car and one of the most efficient cars in the world now. However, we weren’t expecting this much interest in it, to be frank. ...
Seat Delivers Two Hybrids and an EV to Barcelona City Hall
24 May 2012, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / SEAT, like all other mainstream manufacturers, has its own green program going on, spawning cars like the Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive (a hybrid) or the Altea XL Electric Ecomotive. Two of the Leons and...
New Fuso Canter Hybrid Truck with Dual-Clutch Transmission Revealed
24 May 2012, 07:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you have a business and need something bigger than a van, but smaller than a full-sized truck, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading truck manufacturers, ...
Google Self-Driving Car Law Passes California Senate
23 May 2012, 12:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Google’s push of its autonomous car legislation seems relentless, after legalization in Nevada, the rest of the country will probably soon follow. The bill, presented by Google, passed the Cal...
Honda Fit / Jazz Hybrid Set for Thailand Production
22 May 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to recent reports, Honda have decided to move production of the Fit/Jazz hybrid outside of Japan, where it had been produced until now. They have already started production of the standard...