18 Dec 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard, has announced that he has set out to swap all the city-used vehicles in their fleet with either EVs or hybrids, by 2025. Through this measure, they p...
12 Dec 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Green automaker Fisker was forced to stop production of its range-extender hybrid Karma, following the bankruptcy of their sole supplier of battery packs, A123 Systems Inc., and now that the company...
12 Dec 2012, 10:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There are many advantages to driving a hybrid car, of any sort, as long as it is a more modern car, and not a 1990s model. Once you get past the high asking price, you realize that there are a lot o...
30 Nov 2012, 11:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda has officially announced the pricing information for the all-new Accord Plug-In Hybrid. It will start at $39,780 (plus a $790 destination charge), when it goes on sale on January 15, in Califo...
30 Nov 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All of Ford’s new hybrid or all-electric offerings are highly-competitive machines, which can genuinely challenge the established manufacturers, which have been selling green cars in the US fo...
30 Nov 2012, 08:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker Automotive Inc. has stopped production of the Karma luxury plug-in hybrid, due to the fact that their sole provider of batteries, A123 Systems Inc. has gone bust, and is now awaiting a new ow...
29 Nov 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota has announced that it will be offering a financing discount of up to $5,000 for those interested in buying their Prius Plug-In Hybrid Advanced model, while the regular version of the plug-in ...
20 Nov 2012, 10:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford Motor Company announced today that General Electric (GE) has placed the largest order for plug-in electrified vehicles. 2,000 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids will bolster GE’s already substa...
19 Nov 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo has announced that it will be increasing production of the V60 Plug-In Hybrid, in preparation for first customer deliveries of the car, set to begin in early 2013. Production will increase to ...
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...
24 Oct 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recently-launched Ford C-Max Energi has officially been approved by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (CARB), as well as the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program...
20 Oct 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Extensive marketing campaigns have slowly but surely indoctrinated us to believe that we need to change the car that we drive every three-to-five years, and replace it with something that is new, an...
11 Oct 2012, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid has surpassed expectations, as it has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a very respectable 100 MPGe combined, thus making it America...
3 Oct 2012, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Range Rover is here, and it’s better-looking and lighter than ever. It is also the most efficient Range Rover ever, as well as the most technologically-advanced. However, Jaguar-La...
1 Oct 2012, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lithium, the lightest metal known to man, is the key ‘ingredient’ in all modern EV and hybrid vehicle battery packs, and with demand on the rise, its price has increased by 35% over the ...
1 Oct 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were wondering when all the spyshots of Volkswagen’s ultra-frugal XL1 would materialize into some concrete news. Well, according to whatcar.com, VW board member, Professor Ulrich Hackenberg...
29 Sep 2012, 09:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo is keen to make a name for itself as a green and sustainable manufacturer, and they are putting quite a bit of effort into their green program, with cars like an all-electric version of the C3...
28 Sep 2012, 15:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has officially made its debut at the Paris Motor Show. The firm’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Outlander features a 2.0-liter petrol engine, which is complimente...
6 Sep 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda expects its all-new Accord Plug-In Hybrid to exceed the 100 MPGe mark, courtesy of an equally-new hybrid system, which combines power from a 2.0-liter Earth Dreams petrol engine, with a 124 kW...
6 Sep 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2012 Paris Motor Show is the venue where Mitsubishi will present the new Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). The manufacturer prides itself on the fact that the Outlander PHEV is t...