Electric Chevrolet Spark in the Works
14 Sep 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is reportedly preparing a joint venture with Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company that could lead to an electric version of the Chevrolet Spark. GM India could sign an agreement ...
GoPet Electric Scooter Now Available
26 Aug 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American electric scooter manufacturer MyGoPet has announced that its GoPet Personal Electric Transportation scooter is now available, offering an environmental friendly alternative to common ways o...
OCC Built the Siemens Custom ‘Green’ Chopper
13 Aug 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first custom ‘green’ electric chopper is about to make its TV appearance, as Siemens contracted the renowned motorcycle manufacturer Orange County Choppers to build the ‘Siemen...
Mitsubishi Working on Cheaper i-MiEV
22 Jul 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi is now going further with its i-MiEV plans so it is working on a refreshed version of the car that would be offered with a smaller price tag compared to the current model. Basically, the ...
Lightning Working on Three New Electric Cars
6 Jul 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After presenting the 120,000 pound Lightning GT, the manufacturers of the electric sports car are working on three more models powered by similar electric powertrains. The GT sports car was official...
Portugal to Have 1,300 Recharging Stations by 2011
30 Jun 2009, 14:39 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Portuguese government has decided to encourage zero-emission vehicles sales for the near future. The government's plan to introduce up to 1,300 recharging stations for electric vehicles ove...
EV Charging Stations to Exceed 5 Million by 2015
23 Jun 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The end looms ever closer for the good old internal combustion engine... Although we remain faithful to our belief that, at least not in our life time, electric vehicles will not become a common sit...
Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Bus Debuts in Vienna
9 Jun 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you at the beginning of May, German manufacturer Mercedes Benz was getting ready to release its Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid bus at the UITP Congress in Vienna. This weekend, the first vehicle ...
How Power Steering Works
17 May 2009, 20:41 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / People nowadays are so used to power steering that they would probably have a hard time parking and making certain maneuvers without it. The first vehicles didn't have it and some former commun...
Electric Volkswagen up! Set for 2013
14 May 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since all automakers are slowly migrating to electric cars, there should be no surprise that Volkswagen is preparing its very own electric model. But more importantly, the car is going to be based o...
Ford Invests $550 Million in Small-Car Production Facility
7 May 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford, one the members of the Detroit 3 group, is making another step towards refreshing the product lineup by investing $550 million in the Michigan Assembly Plant. Basically, what Ford is aiming to...
FEV to Demonstrate Dodge Caliber-Based Range-Extended Electric Concept
14 Apr 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The upcoming 2009 SAE World Congress will also showcase the introduction of a Dodge Caliber-based range-extended electric vehicle (ReEV) concept developed by FEV, a well-known powertrain developer. ...
Zero Motorcycles Sets New Record with First Electric 24-Hour Offroad Event
7 Apr 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Electric vehicles, no matter if we're talking about cars or motorcycles, give us a glimpse into how the future of passenger transportation will look like, experts around the world say every onc...
Audi A2 Supermini Confirmed, First Model to Come in 2011
25 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The over-discussed Audi A2 supermini is again making the headlines as the German car manufacturer confirmed the first concept is ready for the public unveiling. However, the company hasn't rele...
Citroen C-Cactus to Spawn New Eco Brand
16 Mar 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / French manufacturer Citroen is taking a close look at the opportunities that will arise if they choose to launch a new brand of eco friendly cars, based on the C-Cactus concept. The company contempl...
Brabus Smart Fortwo Electric Drives Into Geneva
5 Mar 2009, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Brabus, the German tuner we all know for its high power, high performance tuning of Mercedes Benz vehicles turned its attention to the fragile smart Fortwo and decided to make something of it. And n...
Zero Electric Motorcycles Eligible for Federal Tax Credit
20 Feb 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Zero Motorcycles announced that its street legal electric motorcycles are now eligible for a 10 percent Federal tax credit. Basically, the motorcycle manufacturer says that this move will help the c...
Rinspeed iChange – Adaptive Energy Concept to Debut at Geneva
16 Feb 2009, 15:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Green cars are the future of the auto industry, that's for sure. But some engineers go even beyond that and, starting with the same idea of developing a green car that produces zero emissions, ...
Sunbeam Tiger: Full-Electric 160 mph Car
10 Feb 2009, 14:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Electric cars and hybrids are undoubtedly extremely important nowadays, as they are often regarded as the only way to get out of the economic crisis and remain in business. But sometimes, electric c...
Ford Plans Transit Connect-Based Electric Van
9 Feb 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American automaker Ford said that a battery electric-powered version of the company's global Transit Connect will be offered in 2010, with Ford collaborating with Smith Electric Vehicles, for a...