Renault Builds Industry’s Largest Photovoltaic Array to Shelter New Cars
7 Nov 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of photovoltaic cells is becoming increasingly common in all branches of industry, especially the automotive one. All automakers are desperate to earn their green credentials, by any means, ...
O2 Pursuit Air-Powered Motorcycle Does 87 mph
6 Nov 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aussie Dean Benstead is the designer of the O2 Pursuit air-powered motorcycle. His DIY project seems to fare quite well until now, as the compressed-air engines are likely to finally catch on a bit....
First Tesla Superchargers Now Open for Public Use
6 Nov 2012, 13:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Range anxiety is one of the main points against the current crop of EVs, as they simply lack the battery capacity to be used anywhere else, aside from a city environment. However, Tesla set out to c...
Twizy Registers Hefty Sales, but Renault ZE Range Still Struggling
6 Nov 2012, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Twizy, Renault’s electric city vehicle that’s classified as a quadricycle has registered impressive sales, pleasing both customers and its creators, but the overall sales of Renault&...
Volkswagen Amarok Gets 180 HP Engine and Optional BlueMotion
6 Nov 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Amarok is VW’s attempt at conquering the double-cab pick-up market, with a vehicle which tries to bring some of the German brand’s familiar qualities to a sector where most rivals bo...
Renault ZOE Triumps at RAC Future Car Challenge
6 Nov 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the annual RAC Future Car Challenge, Renault managed to win awards for its ZOE electric supermini and the Kangoo Van Z.E. The French carmaker’s 100% electric supermini won the categories...
New Outlander Previews Mitsubishi’s Future, Next Evo Outlined
6 Nov 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mitsubishi is one of the car companies that places engineering at the core of its activities and now that we find ourselves in a time when the carmaker is introducing a new product cycle, one that ...
BMW 116d Does 103 MPG UK at RAC Future Car Challenge
6 Nov 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We might have mocked BMW for making a 1.6-liter diesel with only 114 horsepower for the F20 1-Series 116d EfficientDynamics. However, the car has some very real eco credentials while also being a de...
Volvo Developing 1.5 Hour Three-Phase Fast Charger
6 Nov 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While modern EVs don’t really have as many limitations as some conventional power advocates would lead you to believe, they do suffer from limited range and long recharge times. We’ve al...
All-Electric Toyota GT-86 Laps Suzuka in 2:57
5 Nov 2012, 12:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We knew this day would come, when somebody would rip out the 2.0-liter boxer engine, out of a Toyota GT-86 and replace it with a new engine, yet this is not exactly what we had in mind when we pictu...
Classic Fiat 500 Gets EV Conversion
5 Nov 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have read a recent editorial we posted, where we argued that it is better to get a classic car, rip its old and dirty engine out, and fill it full of batteries to power an electric motor. Yo...
Polish EV - Romet E4 All-Electric City Car
5 Nov 2012, 12:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Poland may not be the first place which springs to mind when talking about EVs, it seems that the Poles are trying to change that, with cars like the Romet E4, an all-electric city car which l...
2012 Model-Year - Greenest in US Automotive History
5 Nov 2012, 10:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of green cars, as well as their efficiency numbers, are on the rise, on US roads, and it is beginning to have a widespread effect throughout the country. According to automotive analyst A...
Gucci Teams Up with Bianchi to Release $14,000 Bicycle
5 Nov 2012, 09:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / There are many celebrities who choose to drive green cars just for the image bonus they obtain by doing so and it seems that the trend is being taken much further, to the world of pedal power. It...
Ford Unveils Transit Custom ECOnetic
5 Nov 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Ford Transit is already designed to be better than its predecessor it every single way, and fuel efficiency is no exception, and while the regular model gets very good figures, the compa...
Tesla Roadster Replacement Coming No Sooner than 2015
5 Nov 2012, 09:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tesla Motors’ first car, the Elise-based Roadster was and still is a unique car, offering emissions two-seater fun, in a compact (and very expensive) package. The fact that they managed to sel...
Three Toyota Prius Models Also Caught Fire in New Jersey Port Incident
5 Nov 2012, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the recent fire incident, which took place in the New Jersey port, was thought to have been limited to the 16 Fisker Karmas which suffered important fire damage during the worst part of Supers...
The Future of Driving is Self-Driving!
3 Nov 2012, 11:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Just over a century ago, the first motorized carriages made their appearance on the unpaved roads of the world, and within a few decades they had gained widespread acceptance, and many people ...
Toyota Prius Persona Series Launched in the US
2 Nov 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those who want to stand out from the crowd of silver and white Toyota Prius models, the Japanese manufacturer is now offering a more style-oriented version of the car, aptly named the ‘Per...
Lexus Planning NX Crossover to Sit Below RX
2 Nov 2012, 13:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota has filed a patent in order to trademark the ‘NX 300h’ and ‘NX 200t’ names, for the North American market (the US and Canada). The ‘X’ in the name suggests...