College Students to Transform 1939 Pontiac into EV
21 Jun 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some college students with initiative from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, are making their own EV. Well, not ‘making’ per-se, but they’re doing something even cooler: they&rsq...
By 2018, Over 12% of Cars Will to Be Diesels
21 Jun 2012, 11:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following in the footsteps of Europe, countries around the world are just starting to embrace the diesel engine as a viable alternative to its spark-aided counterpart, the petrol engine. Around half...
Nissan GT-R - Onboard Lap of Monticello Motor Club
21 Jun 2012, 09:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan GT-R is without a doubt the best performance car that (not that much) money can buy. It is within the reach of most motorists who are willing to take out a loan or just have the money sav...
EPA Rates Tesla Model S at 89 MPGe
21 Jun 2012, 07:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With one day left to go before the official launch of the Tesla Model S, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated the eagerly anticipated EV. The numbers are from the top-spec car, equipp...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Gets Second Model S
20 Jun 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After reporting that board member, Steve Jurvetson was the first to take delivery of the first ever Tesla Model S, the second person to get a car is the CEO of the company, Elon Musk himself, appare...
New 'Inside Tesla' Video Released
20 Jun 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tesla have released a series of videos, detailing the production procedures, the atmosphere within factory and the techniques used to build each Model S. This latest movie details the manufacturing ...
US Car Thefts Rates Continuing to Decrease
19 Jun 2012, 15:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that car thieves in the US are beginning to lose interest in ‘the trade’. According to a study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, auto theft rates are falling, and have bee...
Fifty 5ive.Three-XLS Wheels Are Light
19 Jun 2012, 14:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / US wheel developer Fifty 5ive has recently given the world another one of its goodies, in the form of the 5ive.Three-XLS rims, which have one main aim: to keep the weight down. The rims are part ...
Tesla Roadster to Be Driven Around the World in 80 Days
19 Jun 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After having successfully completed a pan-European tour in a Tesla Roadster last year, Spanish-born entrepreneur Rafael de Mestre, whom we met in June of 2011, has already begun a much more challeng...
E15 Fuel Approved for US Sale
19 Jun 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have heard about E15, it’s a mix of 15% ethanol and 85% normal gasoline. Despite being used by many countries around the world, E15 remained illegal in the States, until now, when the ...
The Ultimate Engine Sound - Made by a Diesel
19 Jun 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may know that we here at autoevolution are very interested in performance diesels and we would like to see more sporty diesels on our roads. However, despite the fact that the number of such car...
Buick Keeps Offering Manual Transmissions to Give Customers a Choice
19 Jun 2012, 12:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The manual transmissions have an interesting story in the us: while most Americans prefer the comfort of an automatic, when it comes to performance driving, US customers are more keen that Europeans...
Tennessee Plant Opening to Double Leaf Sales, Say Nissan
19 Jun 2012, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf has proven itself to be the word’s first proper mass market (-ed) EV. Nissan are a good few years ahead of the competition, a situation which represents the vision of Carlos Gh...
Corvette Driver Hits Deer on Race Track
19 Jun 2012, 08:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hitting a deer has got to be on the list of things least likely to happen on a race track, along with chatting with grey aliens or getting by a car you think is much weaker, when in fact it’s ...
High-Tech Hand-Crafted Wooden Bicycles Offer Better Ride
18 Jun 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renovo is a Portland-based bicycle builder with a twist. In-keeping with the philosophy of the founder of the company, Ken Wheeler, the bikes’ frames are all made of wood. A CNC (Computer Nume...
The Problem of Recycling Automotive Batteries
18 Jun 2012, 11:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The advance of the EV and the hybrid is relentless. It is a matter of (few) years before we see all cars fitted with fuel consumption reducing devices, before the final transition to all electric. A...
GM Trademark "Electra" Name
18 Jun 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The “Electra” name not new, as it is associated with a range of large cars built by GM sub-brand Buick, between 1959 and 1980. However, GM have recently filed for a trademark on the name...
World's First Portable EV Charging Unit Now Available
18 Jun 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s the equivalent of carrying a canister of gasoline in the trunk of your petrol-powered car - the emergency EV power supply which you can take with you anywhere, has been developed by a Ch...
State of Texas Offering Grants as Incentive for Green Vehicles
15 Jun 2012, 14:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The US state of Texas has decided to boost the adoption rate of alternatively-fueled vehicles, by offering a reported $5.7- (€4.5-) million in the form of grants. The grants will apply to pure ...
2013 Hyundai Equus Passes $60,000 Price
15 Jun 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hyundai recently announced a $250 pricing increase for the 2013 Equus, with the bump pushing the saloon over the $60,000 mark. To be more precise, the 2013 Equus starts at $60,150, with this includi...