25 Jul 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After Lithium-Air, now the discussion topic are Zinc-Air batteries, which while not widely used or acknowledged as a solution, are apparently one of the better alternatives currently out there. A...
24 Jul 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that extra weight really affects a car’s crash safety considerably. Apparently, the 54.5 extra kilos (120 lbs) the plug-in Toyota Prius has over the non-plug-in model have made a big ...
24 Jul 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda no longer imports its cars from Japan to China, as most market-specific models are made by their 50-50 joint venture with the Chinese company Dongfeng. Now, according to chinadaily.com.cn, ...
24 Jul 2012, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of Nissan Leafs facing an acute loss of battery capacity is now approaching 50 (most of which are in Arizona). According to insideevs.com, Nissan has already acquired 6 of the affected EV...
24 Jul 2012, 10:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Kenguru EV does away with the need to do an expensive conversion of a car or MPV, in order to be operated only via hand controls, as well as accommodating a wheelchair. It is also compact, green...
24 Jul 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is the way to test whether or not a girl is meant to be with you or not. Make a stupid prank which scares her to within an inch of her life and then gauge her reaction. If she doesn’t min...
23 Jul 2012, 12:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW’s On Demand rental service has been introduced in Europe almost two years ago and it seems that the automotive producer is pleased with the results, as it is now preparing to launch the se...
23 Jul 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become clear to us that the Chevy Volt is a very appreciated car and since it came onto the scene, sales of full EVs, like Nissan’s clever Leaf have fallen dramatically. The Volt regist...
23 Jul 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve been seeing more and more BMW 6-Series examples that belong to the new F13 generation on the street and the tuning world is slowly but steadily placing them under the spotlights. Howe...
23 Jul 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have been reporting a good number of battery innovations over the last few months, and this, Lithium-Air battery technology is one of the more promising ones. It features Lithium, which is the li...
23 Jul 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As increasing the efficiency of EVs as well as their range via improved batteries and more advanced components is a difficult, time-consuming and very expensive process, other ways need to be found ...
23 Jul 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are really happy to see that more and more EVs finally reach their new owners. After previously reporting that the First Ford Focus EV had finally reached its first owner, now it’s time for...
21 Jul 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While everything seemed to be going well for Tesla, as they had successfully launched a great car, the Model S. While they had fallen short of their goal of building ‘the best car in the world...
20 Jul 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Americans really love their cruisers and this is the reason why everybody associates Harley-Davidson-type bikes with riding on the open roads of the US. However, there are many other well-known bike...
20 Jul 2012, 11:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf retails in the US for $37,250. Factoring in state grants and incentives and you can slash about $10,000 off that, leaving you with $27,250. Still too expensive? Well, now, two Califo...
20 Jul 2012, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi’s US division is surfing on a performance wave these days, with the company announcing the pricing for the 2013 S and RS range of vehicles. We’ve already covered the RS5 coupe, S6 s...
20 Jul 2012, 09:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi is launching a go-fast assault on the US market, as if it was trying to compensate for all those years when its RS cars weren’t available in America. Thus, the carmaker has recently annou...
20 Jul 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Transit is a name synonymous with Europe and small businesses. It is a word which has been present in the vocabulary of small business owners and workers for over four decades, going throug...
20 Jul 2012, 08:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Audi is officially importing RS models in the US, the carmaker has made a concentrated effort and released the pricing for its 2013 RS and S range. We’ve already talked about the RS5 ...
20 Jul 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After successfully traveling downwind at 2.86 times the speed of the wind, back in 2010, Rick Cavallaro’s wind-powered car, the Blackbird, has attracted attention yet again, achieving an even...