Tesla Model S Performance Version Coming
2 Oct 2011, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The final, production version Tesla Model S is set to be unveiled by the end of the year, with the car expected to come to the market in summer next year. Initially, we'll get three versions...
Nissan Extends 2012 Leaf Availability in the US
30 Sep 2011, 17:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The availability of Nissan’s revolutionary Leaf electric car has been extended in the US. Thus, the 2012 Leaf can now be ordered in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jer...
Spyshots: 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Spotted Again
30 Sep 2011, 08:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW is getting ready to introduce a new generation of 3-Series sedan, probably next year, and we’ve been focusing a bit too much on the M3. The automaker has just taken the wraps off the Activ...
Pike Research Expects US PHEV Sales to Top 350,000 by 20170
28 Sep 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Pike Research has recently released a fresh bit of automotive insight, according to which US plug-in vehicle sales will hit 358,959 by 2017. This represents an increase of 43 percent on the current ...
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...
First Nissan Leaf Delivered in Canada
26 Sep 2011, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first Nissan Leaf electric vehicle has been delivered to the Canadian customer who was also the first to place to place an order in his country for the revolutionary Japanese hatch that runs on ...
European Automakers Agree EV Should Have Universal Plug
26 Sep 2011, 18:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A consensus has apparently been reached in the European auto industry on Thursday, as Inside Line reports automakers want a universal standard for charging stations. The European Automobile Manu...
Bob Lutz Joins VIA Motors EV Company
26 Sep 2011, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems that Bob Lutz just can’t stay away from General Motors. As you probably know, instead of spending his retirement time on an island, he has chosen to remain an adviser for GM, but this...
Nissan to Sell Rebadged Mitusubishi Minicab MiEV in Japan
26 Sep 2011, 14:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The the Japanese automakers Nissan and Mitsubishi are constantly expanding the scope of their initial agreement signed in December of last year. As a result, the Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV you see in t...
Gordon Murray Reveals Teewave AR.1 Electric Sports Car
26 Sep 2011, 14:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / {MiG1}Gordon Murray is the famous designer of the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren and he was even involved with F1 cars or Brabham and McLaren, but his recent exploits have more to do with the (possible) ...
Toyota Breaks Compressed Air Speed Record with Ku:Rin
23 Sep 2011, 18:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota seems to be determined to become the absolute master of green car records. The Japanese automotive producer recently set the fastest Nurburgring laptime for an electric vehicle and now it is ...
Real Electric Tron Lifecycle Can Be Yours
23 Sep 2011, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This has to be one of the coolest pieces of green news the Internet can provide: the two-wheeled contraption you see in the adjacent video is a real-life, ridable version of the light cycle from Tro...
Spyshots: BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Series
21 Sep 2011, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW is preparing to launch a new generation of the 3 Series and one of the most important novelties brought by this will be the addition oh a hybrid model. The fact that we are talking about an eco ...
Honda Opens Hydrogen Refueling Station in Swindon
21 Sep 2011, 11:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A decade ago, it seemed that alternative fuel sources would be the way of the future, and few automakers were really concerned with electric vehicles. Sure GM and a couple of other automakers had a ...
Opel/Vauxhall Might Sell the RAK e for Around £9000
20 Sep 2011, 15:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don’t really know what to make of the innovative yet a bit to futuristic concepts that made there presence felt in Frankfurt last week. The Audi model was a bit too out there, with its carb...
Infiniti M35h Sets New Quarter Mile World Record
20 Sep 2011, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Infiniti is determined to show the world that the M35h is not your average hybrid and reflects the company’s sporty image. After the car was recently used for a Nurburgring image stunt with F1...
Nissan to Halve Quick Charger Prices, Expects Thousands Across Europe
20 Sep 2011, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan is an automaker that has received a lot of criticism for the Leaf electric vehicle, yet there’s no getting away from the fact that it’s actually a well thought out car with not en...
British Gas Enters Two Nissan Leafs in RAC Future Car Challenge
20 Sep 2011, 13:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Next year, British Gas will introduce a new electricity tariff which will owners of electric cars to pay as little as 1.59p (about 2 cents) per mile of charge, saving motorists about £1,200 ($...
OMG: Cars Could Run on Fuel Made from Orange Peels!
20 Sep 2011, 11:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We know that diesels can burn chip fat instead of the usual fuel of the devil, and that some people have even managed to squeeze fuel from the humble apple, but what about the sunny fruit, can you g...
Toyota Prius Family Ad Is Freakishly Funny
20 Sep 2011, 09:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We still don’t like to use the plural of Prius and think this word doesn’t have a plural, like people. But the Prius now has a ‘family’ of vehicles under the same name. To...