US to Give $2.4Bn for Batteries, PHEV, EV
5 Aug 2009, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US led offensive on the green vehicle front enters a new chapter today, as the country is getting ready to pump $2.4 billion in grants for research on advanced batteries and vehicle components, ...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with the State of Victoria
4 Aug 2009, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After it recently revealed what may very well be the first of a new breed of Nissan vehicles, the Leaf, the Japanese manufacturer, together with its French ally Renault, announced a new partnership ...
BMW Megacity Vehicle, i-Setta Brand
4 Aug 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would appear German manufacturer BMW decided to add a little extra to its current line-up and create a fourth BMW Group brand to join the existing BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce. According to a repor...
Nissan Leaf Uncovered
2 Aug 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As we told you earlier this week, Nissan was planning to unveil a new electric vehicle on August 2… and they did. Now, we’re going to let you in on some of its features. The Leaf is a m...
Nissan Confirms Huadu Plant Expansion
29 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the rumors which surfaced in the media during the past few weeks, Japanese manufacturer Nissan today announced the expansion of the Huadu passenger vehicle plant in Guangzhou City, China, ...
Nissan Posts $175 Million Q1 Loss
29 Jul 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan posted today a 16.5 billion yen ($175 million) loss for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending in March 2010. According to company data, total net revenue fell 35.5...
New Nissan EV Teaser
28 Jul 2009, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan launched yesterday its new Zero Emission website, in preparation for the release of three electric vehicles on August 2, as it previously announced. The website opens wi...
Hong Kong to Use EV Police Cars
27 Jul 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time before EV technology became common use in law enforcement agencies as well. Given that they are mostly to be used in the city and most of them match in performance their...
Nissan May Develop Hybrid System
27 Jul 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aware of the fact that, despite its best efforts, the advent of electric vehicle is still years away, Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced today it is working on an intermediary system, to fill in...
Nissan Unveils New EV Platform and Prototype
27 Jul 2009, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan today unveiled its new electric vehicle platform, together with a new vehicle built on it. Based, as was expected in the automotive world, on the Nissan Tiida, the new E...
Think City Car Joined Big Boys at Goodwood
13 Jul 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Norwegian built Think City Car has made yet another step towards promoting itself, this time in Britain, where it attended the Goodwood Festival of Speed. After securing support from several local g...
Hybrid vs. Plug-In Hybrid
9 Jul 2009, 19:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The latest developments in terms of technology in the automotive industry have caught most of us by surprise. Despite financial downfall, R&D has continued within manufacturers' labs and we...
G8 Summit Powered by GEM NEVs
9 Jul 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The debut today of this year's G8 summit will also witness the introduction of GEM e4 electric vehicles, which will be used for the transport of the heads of states attending the event. 33 unit...
Renault-Nissan to Build Four Battery Plants in Europe
8 Jul 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Alliance is doing well and it would seem it heavily plans to become the leader of the future EV automotive sector. With Nissan already getting machines on the ground for the Smyma facility in th...
Nissan's Smyma to Cost $1 Billion
8 Jul 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan's plans to build electric vehicles in the United States will cost the company some $1 billion, money to be use for the construction of a new facility alone, a Nissa...
Nissan to Unveil Three EVs
6 Jul 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / You all know by now Japanese manufacturer Nissan is perhaps the most active automotive player in the EV vehicles and charging infrastructure development, through their Zero Emission Alliance with Re...
NY Grid Ready for EV Night Charging
1 Jul 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the prospects of electric vehicles becoming a more common sight sooner than everyone expected, questions started arising regarding the capabilities of electric grids worldwide being ready to su...
Zero Emission Reloaded: Renault and ALD Automotive Join Forces
26 Jun 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This the second time today when we're announcing a partnership for an electric vehicle between Renault and another company around the world. This time, the French manufacturer joined forces wit...
Obama to House: Pass the Greenhouse Bill
24 Jun 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Obama administration is continuing the overhaul of the American automotive industry, this time with yet another piece of legislation. President Obama asked the House of Representatives to move f...
Baltimore to Offer Electric Car Share
24 Jun 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the footsteps of several European cities, the city of Baltimore, together with ExxonMobil and Electrovaya have announced that an electric car share and rental program is now available in t...