Chevy Volt Targeted at Tech-Savvy, not Tree-Hugging Customers
7 Nov 2011, 17:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a while, it looked like the Chevrolet Volt would allays struggle against the all-electric Nissan Leaf, but things started picking up when the Volt finally managed to top its rival in the sales c...
Tesla to Open Three More North American Stores in November
7 Nov 2011, 17:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tesla Motors has recently announced that it will expand its retail network fro the North American market by adding three new stores this month, in Bellevue, WA, Chicago, IL, and Newport Beach, CA. T...
Tesla Confirms Mercedes EV
7 Nov 2011, 11:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tesla has recently released its third quarter financial information and, as it often happens in such cases, the press release includes some fresh details about the carmaker’s future developmen...
Chevy Volt Outsells Nissan Leaf for the First Time in October
4 Nov 2011, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hello and welcome to another eco US boxing match: in the green corner we have the all-electric Nissan Leaf, while in the green corner, we can see the extended range Chevrolet Volt. During the rou...
Six Peugeots at 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge
3 Nov 2011, 18:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot has decided to enter 3 pairs of its latest green cars in the 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge taking place this weekend. In addition, they will be entering 17 historic cars in the London to Bri...
2012 Ford Focus Electric Available for $39,975
3 Nov 2011, 09:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has opened reservations for the 2012 Focus Electric, their first EV of a total of five planned. The bad news is that the MSRP for the five-door hatch has been announced at $39,200, plus the $79...
Nissan Leaf NYC Taxi Coming in Spring 2012
31 Oct 2011, 18:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan NV200 might be New York’s exclusive Taxi of Tomorrow, but the Japanese manufacturer’s involvement with the Big Apple doesn’t end there, as a pilot program involving six ...
VW XL1 Concept Production Confirmed for 2013
31 Oct 2011, 17:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW will bring the XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) to production reality, with VW Group CEO, Martin Winterkorn, confirming for Autonews Europe that the production version of the vehicle is already...
Renault Secures Massive Kango Van Z.E. French State Order
31 Oct 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The general public isn’t convinced that electric vehicles are the way of the future and fossil fuels will go the way of the dinosaurs (from which they came), but much like states were faster t...
Audi A1 e-tron Trial Starts in Munich
28 Oct 2011, 15:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has a little four-seater electric vehicle called the A1 e-tron that is based on their smallest car right now. It offers up a 102 hp electric motor and a driving range of just 50 km (31 miles). ...
US-Spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV Production Debuts
28 Oct 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi said today that production of the US-spec i-MiEV has commenced at their Mizushima Plant. This electric five-door car will first become available in Hawaii, California, Washington, and Or...
New Tesla Roadster Confirmed for 2014
27 Oct 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems that Tesla is gearing up to electroshock the world, with the Californian automotive producer set to unveil an explosion of new models over the next few years. We’ve talked about th...
VW Golf blue-e-motion Takes on 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge
27 Oct 2011, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen says that it will bring no less than three cars to this year’s Golf blue-e-motion on November 5th, including their Golf blue-e-motion prototype EV, which won last year’s editi...
2013 Chevrolet Spark EV to Offer 116 HP
27 Oct 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chevrolet seems to be releasing its 2013 Spark Electric Vehicle bit by bit, with the automotive producer now offering us some info on the vehicle’s electric motor, namely its hp rating. The...
2012 Green Car Finalists Announced, Ready for Los Angeles Auto Show
25 Oct 2011, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Los Angeles Auto Show will give us the name of the 2012 Green Car of the Year, and now we know which cars are in for the fight. So, let’ get to the point and read the names included on ...
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 ...
GM Investing $325 Million to Build EV Parts in Michigan
24 Oct 2011, 17:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has announced late last week that it plans to invest $325 million in tools and equipment to support production of future electric vehicle components for future models. A clear timelin...
Citroen Berlingo e-HDi Airdream Micro-Hybrid Launched
24 Oct 2011, 17:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Citroen is introducing the Berlingo Airdream, a green light commercial vehicle that uses a micro-hybrid drivetrain that promises to increase fuel efficiency by up to 19 percent. The e-HDI Airdrea...
Nissan Green Program 2016 Focuses on EVs, Recycling
24 Oct 2011, 14:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan Motor Co has today announced the details of its new new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). This will focus on key areas like the reduction of the carbon footpr...
Estonia Says i-Do: Largest i-Miev Delivery Ever
24 Oct 2011, 12:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has delivered the first 50 of the total 507 i-MiEVs to the government of Estonia, which will use the little electric cars as part of its policy to popularize electric v...