BYD Opens US Headquarters in LA
25 Oct 2011, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Chinese automotive producre BYD (the name stands for Build Your Dreams) has now innaugurated its North American headqurters in Los Angeles, with the company claiming that it is in need of a 150 ...
Europe EV Sales Slow to Pick Up Despite Incentives
26 Sep 2011, 20:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite strong incentives in countries like Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Great Britain, Europeans have been slow to pick up on the recent trend for electric transportation, as customers have been ta...
Honda Pumps $335 Million in Upgrades for Ohio Operations
26 Aug 2011, 09:50 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Racing towards productivity and fuel-efficiency, Honda Motor Co. pumps $355 million in upgrades at plants in Ohio. The car manufacturer’s plans to make cars in the US include $166 million of i...
EV Charging Stations to Reach 7.7 Million Units Globally by 2017
25 Aug 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The electric infrastructure sees a significant growth as electric vehicles are increasing numbers each month. A new study from Pike Research revealed the fact the by 2017 more than 1.5 million locat...
Portland Prepares for Electric Cars by Testing Electric Avenue
19 Aug 2011, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / No, we are not talking about Eddy Grant’s Electric Avenue as some would be tempted to do so, but it’s close. The one that we are taking about is part of a two-year study which involves s...
Henry Rollins Becomes the Hardcore Voice Behind Infiniti
10 Aug 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Carmakers approaching their customers through celebrities who lend their voices for commercial purposes has become a huge trend in the automotive world nowadays. Chevrolet has made a lot on noise us...
B7 Concept Electric Race Car to Reach 500 km/h
8 Aug 2011, 11:48 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Electric vehicles are expected to have a faster evolution than expected. We say that because of the fast pace that manufacturers are adopting and also the concepts that are being dreamed at in a sim...
Use of Turbocharged Engines Will Triple in North America by 2020
2 Aug 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Currently, turbocharged engined vehicles account for about 14 percent of the North American car market. But according to Steve Mckinley vice president of engineering for turbocharger producer Honeyw...
EV Charging Stations to Be Installed at 800 Walgreens Stores
29 Jul 2011, 16:55 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Seeing how fast everyone is adapting to the “electric-age”, we are tempted to say “the future is now”. And when we say that everyone is switching to green-power we are referr...
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...
Spanish City Collects Old Cars in Exchange For Everlasting Tram Tickets
22 Jul 2011, 11:05 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Going “eco-friendly” seems to be a goal that some authorities are willing to take at the extreme, which is not necessary a bad thing when we are talking about a cleaner, thus healthier f...
North America Gets Its First EV Charging Roadside Assistance Truck
19 Jul 2011, 06:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the popularity of electric vehicles is on a rise, the American Automobile Association (AAA) saw the necessity to introduce North America's first roadside assistance truck with the capability...
NYPD Adds 50 Chevrolet Volt to EV Fleet
14 Jul 2011, 10:32 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The New York Police Departement has recently switched to a healthier “lifestyle,” a step that will make the Big Apple a little bit greener. The NYPD is prepared to integrate 70 more EV i...
BD Otomotive to Save EV-Maker Think from Bankruptcy
8 Jul 2011, 10:32 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Chinese automaker BYD is rumored to be in talks to bring back to life the Norwegian electric-vehicle manufacturer Think Global. Istanbul based BD Otomotive has started the procedure of saving the Th...
GE Unveils Solar Carport in Connecticut
27 May 2011, 12:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Slowly, but with great leaps, the infrastructure needed to support the implementation of the electric vehicles is coming into place. Whereas in the early days of the industry the first to rush head ...
EV Cup Postponed, First Race Moved to the US
23 May 2011, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Announced as the first ever racing series for electric vehicles, the highly anticipated EV Cup seems to have hit a brick wall. The director of the event, Sylvain Filippi, announced this weekend that...
Eco Friendly Car Sales Are In Danger
27 Apr 2011, 15:49 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The market for green cars is set to be limited for the next few years, according to the Green Automotive Study, as the Detroit Bureau reports. This is probably caused by high costs of alternative po...
Artificial Engine Sounds for Electric Cars a Necessity, Study Says
7 Apr 2011, 11:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first report on sound design and requirements for sound systems in electric and hybrid cars is here, qualifying sounds that are specific to that of combustion engines as imperative for electric ...
Tesla Launches Oz Goes Electric Tour in Australia
16 Mar 2011, 08:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In an attempt to get potential Aussie customers acquainted with the Tesla Roadster, the Silicon Valley-based EV manufacturer announced the start of its Oz Goes Electric Tour, which will see the vehi...
Mia Electric Vehicles to Be Powered by EVida
7 Mar 2011, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German and French electric vehicle manufacturer Mia Electric announced today that its three new vehicle models will use EVida’s 8 kWh battery packs until 2016. The agreement, worth over $250 m...