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...
Washington State Electric Highway to Be Expanded
25 May 2012, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Washington State Electric Highway is a very extensive network of EV fast charging systems, dotted along Intestate 5 and running the length of 3 states. When completed, it will span the 2080Km (1...
Honolulu Gets the Crown as the Most Congested US City
24 May 2012, 15:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The US has a population of around 313-million inhabitants, and a decent chunk of land for the population to be spread on. However, as with most of the world’s countries, the distribution of pe...
Car Flamethrower: It's Just a Little Cough
24 May 2012, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Over the years, we've seen many photos of car flamethrowers, as well as tried to cook a few pieces of meat using this kind of devices, but this beats them all. Yes, this baby was definitely bor...
Mini Showcase Creative Use of Rooftop Space
24 May 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automakers nowadays seem to drift further and further away, in their marketing schemes, from their actual cars. Similarly to Fiat’s Argentinean Palio ad, they are using completely irrelevant t...
Tesla Begins Model S Customer Deliveries to Begin June 22
23 May 2012, 11:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tesla is officially beginning customer deliveries for its new Model S all-electric BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class rival. The first cars are to be presented to their owners at an invitation-o...
GM Reportedly Setting Up Supply Chains for New Flagship Model
23 May 2012, 08:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With less than a month until the launch of the slightly-underwhelming front-wheel drive Cadillac XTS, reports have surfaced that GM is actually working on a rear-wheel drive platform called ‘O...
BMW M5 Configurator Online
23 May 2012, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Maybe you’re one of the few who are preparing to get their hands on a brand new M5, or maybe you dream of owning one. Either way, you can now play the M5 game online, as BMW US has launched th...
Obama Administration to Drop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Backing
23 May 2012, 07:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Obama administration in the US declared its full support of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle development and the creation of the hydrogen fueling station network, thus taking some of the spotlight awa...
Ford Focus Electric to Hit Dealerships Soon
22 May 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Focus Electric is one of the nicer EVs out there, mostly because of its striking similarity to the standard Focus. There are no huge badges shouting out its eco credentials - it just goes a...
Zero Motorcycles Offering First 25,000 Miles of Electricity Free
22 May 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Zero Motorcycles, the Santa Cruz-based electric motorbike manufacturer, have announced that they will be offering the first 25,000 miles-worth (40,000km) of electricity in the form of a pre-paid Vis...
Toyota Prius Hybrid Sleeper
22 May 2012, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / I’ve always wanted to own a sleeper car, it’s just the appeal of owning something that looks completely stock and then humiliating cars which are much more expensive than yours away from...
AMP Electric Vehicles Open First Dealership in Cincinnati
22 May 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Founded in 2007, AMP Electric Vehicles modifies the Mercedes-Benz ML and the Jeep Grand Cherokee, by replacing their standard engine and drivetrain with an all-electric variant. They claim they are ...
Toyota to Add More Style to Future Cars
21 May 2012, 13:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota have been renowned for decades for their reliable and solidly built, if a little bland, cars. Nobody has ever bought a Toyota with their hearts, well maybe except the Supra or the Celica, as ...
Jeep Wrangler Recalled Due to Fire Risk
21 May 2012, 12:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, Jeep Wranglers produced in 2010 carry with them a risk of catching fire if they come fitted with an automatic gearbox manufactured before 14th July 2010, according to the Highway Traffic...
Tesla Model S Reportedly Exceeds Range Expectations
21 May 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With their first car, the Tesla Roadster, the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer claimed it was at its 2008 model was at least twice as energy efficient as a Toyota Prius. With battery technology, an...
SAE ‘Formula Hybrid’ Won by Birgham Young University Team
21 May 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hybrid made their way slowly but surely into our daily lives, now so many manufacturers are offering a hybrid, if one was to buy a hybrid, the choice would be confusing. Hybrid powertrains have m...
In-Road EV Charging on the Go - On Its Way
21 May 2012, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The biggest hurdle faced by today’s EVs is the bulky batteries they have to carry around everywhere they go. Not only are batteries, even the most modern of them, extremely heavy, but also exp...
Chevy Volt Drivers Averaging 1400 KM Before Refueling
18 May 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet are very proud of their range-extended Volt, so much so that they have compiled a series of statistics, some of which are interesting, others are just marketing nonsense, if you ask us. ...
Acura Recalls Almost 57,000 Cars in the US
18 May 2012, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda have announced a recall of 56,881 Acura TL sedans manufactured between 2007 and 2008. The total number of 56,881 represents 52,615 cars from the US and an additional 4,266 from Canada. Appa...