UK to Invest GBP15 Million in Eco Vehicles Development
11 Oct 2011, 09:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The British government has recently announced that it will invest at least GBP15 million (EUR17.2 million or $23.4 million at the current exchange rates) to speed up the development of eco-focused v...
Hyundai i30 Plug-In Hybrid Coming in Late 2012
10 Oct 2011, 15:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Korean automakers are increasingly taking on their old Japanese rivals, and Hyundai is leading the charge with a plug-in hybrid version of the i30, which is coming in 2013, according to German publi...
Renault Wins Contract to Deliver 15,600 EVs to French State
10 Oct 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault has been leading the charge to supply affordable electric vehicles to both commercial and individual users. Now, according to Le Figaro, they will supply up to 15,600 electric vehicles to th...
French City of Lyon Joins car2go Program
7 Oct 2011, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first French city and the third one in Europe to adopt the car2go scheme is Lyon, , which will provide residents a fleet of 200 smart fortwo cars available for “on-demand” rentals. W...
First Nissan Leaf Taxis Delivered to Mexico City
6 Oct 2011, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A combined fleet of 100 electric taxis will patrol the streets of Mexico City soon, and three of them have recently been delivered to the local government. Jose Munoz, Nissan Mexicana President and ...
Ford Announces 20 Coolest Places to Hit the Plug
5 Oct 2011, 16:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has also taking a liking to the EV market, as the automaker has plans to introduce five battery-powered cars in North America by 2012 and Europe by 2013. The infrastructure still isn’t th...
Renault Twizy Colour UK Pricing Announced
5 Oct 2011, 16:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault revealed the production version of their electric two-seater to the general public at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and now the French automaker has announced the UK pricing for t...
Nissan Extends Leaf Availability in Britain
5 Oct 2011, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has added six more dealers to the nation-wide network for the UK. They can not only sell but also service the 100% electric vehicle that was named the European car of the year. This take the ...
Nissan Leaf Hidden in Apple iPhone 4S Promo Video
5 Oct 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you take a close look at the iPhone 4S video, you’ll notice the gadget being nicely accommodated in a Nissan Leaf, with the footage trying to hide the car as much as possible. The mainstrea...
Tesla Model S Beta Unveiled
4 Oct 2011, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tesla has recently held a special presentation at its NUMI factory, inviting 3,000 guests to meet the Model S Beta, with CEO Elon Musk driving six passenger in the car, right on the stage. Musk t...
Fuel-Cell Hyundai ix35 to Be Tested by European Parliament
4 Oct 2011, 12:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hyundai has created a fuel-cell powered electric vehicle based on the ix35 SUV. It’s been designed and engineered with European motorist, but to check if it’s any good, a substantial tes...
Chevrolet Volt Could Be Made in China
4 Oct 2011, 12:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has recently announced that it could be assemble electric cars locally for the Chinese market, not wanting to reveal a full schedule or what it’s the Focus Electric they were talking abou...
Electric Toyota RAV4 2012 Launch Confirmed
4 Oct 2011, 10:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in November 2010, Toyota used the LA Motor Show to introduce the RAV 4 EV concept, with the vehicle receiving positive reactions from the public. Subsequently, the vehicle, which uses an electr...
Mythbusters: Cars Are Greener than Bikes
4 Oct 2011, 07:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Motorcycles are much greener than cars, right? They burn significantly less fuel, producer less carbon dioxide, so there you have it. Well, according to the Mythbusters, this is wrong: motorcycles a...
General Motors Will Offer CNG Bi-Fuel Pickup in 2012
3 Oct 2011, 20:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors wants to give its customers, especially those interested in its workhorses, the opportunity of running on compressed natural gas (CNG) and currently offers the Chevrolet Express and G...
Nissan Leaf Beats Chevrolet Volt in September Sales
3 Oct 2011, 17:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don’t know if the fact that it doesn’t use gas that’s to blame for this, or things that have to do with supply, but the Nissan Leaf has managed once again to beat General Motors...
Most Fisker Karma Orders to Be Fulfilled This Year
3 Oct 2011, 15:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not wanting to risk the sort of marketing mess that Nissan was in when they couldn’t keep up with the deliveries, Fisker says it will make good on its promise to deliver most of the 3,000 rese...
Tesla Model X SUV Coming This Year
3 Oct 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tesla is set to present a new vehicle, the Model X crossover later this year, with the car set to make its official debut at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, which takes place in January 2012. The ve...
Kia EV to Be Launched this Year
3 Oct 2011, 07:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nowadays if you want to be important in the automotive world, you must have a plan that includes some sort of market bomination by the year 20-something. One of the companies that doesn’t nec...
2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas Pricing Revealed
2 Oct 2011, 13:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda has announced the pricing for the Natural Gas version of the 2012 Honda Civic, which replaces the Civic GX. The sedan, which is scheduled to arrive in showrooms on October 18 will come with a ...