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...
Texas Toll Road to Get 85 MPH Speed Limit
8 Jun 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last year, a law that stated Texas would raise the speed limit to 85 mph where this is possible, as well as cancel the nighttime limit was approved, and now we are seeing the first results of the in...
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 ...
Chevy Volt Gets Minor Improvements for 2012
7 Jun 2012, 16:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Environmental Protection Agency has released the new EPA sticker for the mildly-refreshed Chevrolet Volt. The main highlights are a small increase in the car’s all-electric range, courtesy...
2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible Starting Price: $61,495
7 Jun 2012, 16:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Infiniti recently announced that the 2013 IPL G Convertible will arrive with a starting price of $61,495, with this including an $895 destination charge. This price tag places the 2013 IPL G Convert...
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 ...
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...
US Dealers Pursue Legal Action Against Mahindra
7 Jun 2012, 08:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Indian brand, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, a maker of rugged 4x4s, made announcements, back in 2004 that they would begin to bring their products to the US. So, in an effort to set up a deal...
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. ...
GM’s China Sales Up 21.3% Setting May Record
6 Jun 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM officials don’t seem contempt with controlling most of the US and part of Europe’s automotive worlds in one way or another, they are (like all other manufacturers) aiming to get a foo...
Forza Horizon - Details Revealed at E3
6 Jun 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Forza series is a well known (and loved) track-based racing franchise. However, at this year’s E3, they have brought out their latest game, Horizon, a game which is completely different to...
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - New Trailer Released at E3
6 Jun 2012, 08:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year’s E3 is packed full of exciting games, but sadly for EA, their Need for Speed of the year is a reboot of the 2005 ‘Most Wanted’, a game which allowed endless customizatio...
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...
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 ...
Fifty 5ive Releases New 3-Piece Concave Rims
5 Jun 2012, 13:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / US wheel specialist Fifty 5ive has recently released a new model of rims and is eager to show us all what it’s been up to, of course, rubbing its hands in excitement at the thought of seeing t...
VW Show CC R-Line Modifications in 3D
5 Jun 2012, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having recently unveiled the US-bound CC R-Line, Volkswagen have decided that it would be a good idea for future customers to see what the R-Line pack brings over the standard car. As we had prev...
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...
Porsche 911 Carrera 4, Carrera 4S 991 EPA Numbers Surface
5 Jun 2012, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche should officially release the four-wheel drive versions of the Carrera and Carrera S this fall, at the Paris Auto Show, but the EPA numbers for the vehicles are already here, confirming the ...
Chicago Aims for No Traffic Fatalities within Next 10 Years
5 Jun 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chicago authorities aim to completely eliminate traffic-related fatalities, within the next 10 years, In a similar manner to Volvo’s commitment to completely eliminated injuries and deaths in ...
Ducati Report All-Time American Monthly Sales Record
4 Jun 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The launch of Ducati’s flaghsip bike, the 1199 Panigale has apparently spruced up the maker’s US sales considerably, despite production setbacks caused by the recent earthquakes that hit...