Former Volvo Boss Makes Gloomy Forecast on Electric Cars
6 Feb 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric vehicles will not become mainstream sellers within the next 15 years, according to former Volvo boss Stefan Jacoby, who points out that hybrid powertrains are the only sustainable solutions...
The Future Begins Today: Car-Powered Households
16 Jun 2012, 12:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's no surprise that hybrids and electric cars are slowly taking control of the automotive industry, although enthusiasts struggle to keep them away and continue to enjoy the fresh breeze of.....
2012 Pump Rebels Calendar Released: Sexy Girls, Electric Cars
28 Nov 2011, 13:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Under the slogan “Fuel Efficiency Never Looked so Good”, the 2012 Pump Rebels Calendar has been released, featuring the most important fuel sippers and electric vehicles of the moment ne...
Auto Suppliers Racing to Meet New Fuel-Economy Standards
22 Aug 2011, 11:16 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / As the new fuel regulations that require a double average fuel efficiency by 2025 were introduced, industry suppliers are speeding to win contracts for the next generation of vehicle parts. The heat...
Ferrari CEO Doesn’t Believe in the Future of Electric Cars
17 Aug 2011, 09:59 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Nowadays, the race towards a cleaner environment and more eco-friendly cars seems to gather all the car manufacturers in a F1-like championship for developing more economic and less pollutant vehicl...
151,000 Fuel-efficiency Jobs Now Exist in the US Due to New Regulations
10 Aug 2011, 09:29 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The race toward fuel-efficiency proves to be a driving factor for manufacturers. There are at least 151,000 auto industry jobs which have been created in the United States which are focused on devel...
Nissan Rated Top Gear’s EV Leaf Presentation As Misleading
3 Aug 2011, 15:18 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Japanese car manufacturer seem to have had a slight misunderstanding with the production team of Top Gear. The TV show has been accused by Nissan of misleading its viewers after presenting the ...
UK Opens World’s First EV Charging Motorway Network
29 Jul 2011, 13:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / It seems that that EV drivers in UK now have the opportunity to take their eco-friendly cars up for a longer spin. Making this possible is the green energy firm Ecotricity, which has launched the wo...
Renault Samsung Turns Away From Japanese Parts Supplier
20 Jul 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The South Korean division of the French manufacturer Renault SA plans to rely more on local firms for acquiring automotive components after its Japanese suppliers were hit by the March 11 quak...
Londoners Bought the Most Eco-friendly Cars in the UK
19 Jul 2011, 11:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Londoners come 1st when it comes to buying eco-friendly cars in the U.K., a fact was revealed by Ecovelocity, the organizers of the “Dynamic Festival of Green Motoring” planned for Septe...
Tata Indica Vista EV Ready for UK While India Lacks EV Infrastructure
15 Jul 2011, 16:13 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Tata Motors, among other Indian car manufacturers, are finding support in DuPont India in development of electric cars. Their goal is to make environment friendly, lightweight cars that also help re...
First EV Highway in U.S. to Be Built in Washington
14 Jul 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The times when electric cars struggled to catch up to consumer needs such as autonomy have faded away recently, thanks to the breakthroughs achieved in matter of energy cells. The wheel turned and n...
Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf Score Top Ratings in IIHS Crash Test
26 Apr 2011, 06:30 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2011 Nissan Leaf have completed their first crash tests, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have confirmed that the two models are good for front, ...
Plug-in Car Grants Is Swaying British Motorists Toward EVs
8 Feb 2011, 06:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Electric cars are winning the battle to convince motorists that they are a value-for-money proposition. With just a month passed since the launch of the Plug-in Car Grants in Great Britain, motorist...
Future Mitsubishi Models Might All Get EV Versions
22 Dec 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi may have just launched the i-MIEV electric microcar around the world, but it is not contempt to rest on its laurels with just one model. A Mitsubishi spokesman recently suggested, in a Au...
Electric Car Report Censored by the French Government
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / The 129 page report produced by Jean Syrota, a former French energy industry regulator, on electric cars has not been yet officially unveiled to the public. The cost of all electric cars could doubl...
Lightning Says GT Will Be Ready by 2012
6 Nov 2010, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since it first started out in 2007, the project to build a British electric supercar to match the best Aston of Ferrari have to offer has been hit by budget constraints and engineering difficulties....
Chevrolet Volt – Jack of all Trades, Master of None?...
19 Oct 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...As I'm sure most of you are already aware, this past week has been hellish for GM's PR managers, and I'm not using my strongest words for the situation. First, they had to take car...
China Planning to Force Foreign Carmakers Share Hybrid Technology
20 Sep 2010, 09:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese auto market is constantly growing and the country has quickly became the largest market for many foreign companies, many of them coming straight from Europe, including Volkswagen and Aud...
Ford and City of Seattle to Educate Consumers on EVs
27 Aug 2010, 08:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced today it has teamed up with the City of Seattle to prepare consumers for the operation of electric vehicles. Consumer outreach and education programs on EVs, inf...