First BYD e6 Electric Cars Arrive in the UK
13 Jun 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The first Chinese-developed BYD e6 all-electric cars have arrived in the United Kingdom this week, where they will be thoroughly tested by a number of fleet operators. More that 50 right-hand dr...
Detroit Electric Delays Its First EV
5 Jun 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Revived after 74 years, Detroit Electric unveiled its first modern era electric car two months ago. Based on the Lotus Elise, the SP:01 sportscar was set to hit the assembly line in August. Until la...
Tesla Dealer License Denied in Truck-Loving Texas
5 Jun 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One month after having its dealer license denied in Virginia, Tesla Motors failed to get a permit to sell cars in its own dealership in Texas as well. According to Automotive News, the Tesla-back...
Tesla Stock Breaks $100 Mark
29 May 2013, 09:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having paid its full Department of Energy loan nine years early, Tesla Motors has recorded yet another growth on the stock market, breaking the $100 mark for the first time and reaching an all-time ...
All-Electric Audi R8 Won’t Hit the Market
28 May 2013, 09:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Audi has no plans to sell it’s all-electric R8 e-tron supercar, a company representative told Autocar. Built in only 10 examples so far, the electric R8 will be used exclus...
Kia Soul EV to Arrive in 2014
24 May 2013, 08:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Kia’s first mass production effort in the electric car market, the Soul EV, is expected to arrive in the North American, European and Chinese markets in 2014. According to Kia World, the gl...
Hydrogen-Powered Hyundai Tucson to Arrive in 2015
23 May 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / South Korean automaker Hyundai has announced plans to introduce a fuel-cell-powered version of its Hyundai Tucson compact SUV starting 2015. If Hyundai manages to pull this throw, it will become ...
2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Pricing, Lease Details Announced
23 May 2013, 08:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has announced pricing and lease information for the 2014 Spark EV. Priced from $27,495, the city EV can also be had for just $19,995 by customers that qualify for the full $7,500 federal t...
Mitsubishi to Race Two All-Electric Cars at 2013 Pikes Peak
20 May 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi will race two all-new MiEV Evolution II all-electric four-wheel drive prototype vehicles in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Based off last yea...
Tesla Model S Earns Top Overall Test Score from Consumer Reports
9 May 2013, 14:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to US-built luxury cars, we think that Tesla’s Model S is a perfect top spot contender in this category. Sure, not everyone must agree, but Consumer Reports seems to share our op...
Detroit Electric, Geely Team Up to Develop "Class-Leading" EVs
26 Apr 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Geely Automobile Group and newly resurected Detroit Electric have announced that the two companies have entered into strategic partnership to co-develop all-electric vehicles for the Chinese market....
Audi Pondering Volkswagen Up!-Based Electric Car
26 Apr 2013, 08:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Audi is reportedly planning to introduce a Volkswagen e-Up!-based electric vehicle by 2015. Surprised? We’re not... According to Auto Bild, Audi wants to deliver a premium ...
Tesla Dealer License Rejected in Virginia
25 Apr 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some say the State of Virginia isn’t that friendly when it comes to electric cars. Given the fact that EVs have arrived a little late in the “Old Dominion”, that might be true but ...
Electric Cars Are “Nonsense”, Says Maserati CEO
22 Apr 2013, 13:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Maserati’s CEO Harald Wester said all recent discussion about zero emission vehicles are nonsense since regulatory bodies don’t have a reasonable approach to how they measure emissions. ...
Fisker to Lay Off Entire PR Team, Furlough More Employees
5 Apr 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fisker is in deep trouble! This's the one sentence that can be used to describe the unfortunate US-based EV automaker at this point. After losing co-founder Henrik Fisker and interest from C...
Detroit Electric to Launch Two New Models in 2014
5 Apr 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While Detroit Electric's brand new Lotus Elise-based EV sportscar we showed you yesterday won't enter production until August, the revived company is already showcasing future plans, promi...
Ferrari 458 Blown Away by Rimac's Quiet EV
3 Apr 2013, 08:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Croatia's Rimac is busy getting its Concept_One EV supercar showcased in the Middle East. They're obviously hoping to attract some very rich costumers for their highly expensive vehicles. ...
Detroit Electric Returns After 74 Years, Teases New Sportscar
19 Mar 2013, 16:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Detroit who? Never heard about Detroit Electric? No need to worry or feel ashamed about it. This company went belly up in 1939, after 32 years in the electric car business. They sold vehicles to ...
Obama Calls For $2 Billion Green Energy Fund
16 Mar 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / US President Barack Obama asks Congress to consider using $2 billion out of federal drilling revenues for clean energy research. During a visit to Argonne National Laboratory, Obama will call for...
Sea Snail Could Help Develop Better Car Batteries
14 Mar 2013, 14:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Did you know that snails have teeth? You did? Well, good for you. We didn't and we hope you won't chew our ears of over it. Now get this, some slimey sea snail's teeth could help impr...