8 Jun 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Volvo C30 Electric is no longer in the development stages of its life, as the car has now entered production. Following a rigorous assembly process that takes place both at the regular assembly ...
24 May 2011, 11:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seen as a viable transportation option, but one that is still out of reach for many customers because of the high price tag, the Nissan Leaf EV is doing what it can on the British market, the first ...
29 Mar 2011, 07:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Peugeot's latest scooter, the e-Vivacity, is using specifically developed new modules of lithium-ion batteries from Saft, which reportedly make it capable of accelerations from standstill equal...
8 Mar 2011, 13:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the expanding new industry of large-format battery systems, every single contract might mean the difference between success and a shameful Chapter 11 filing. On the other hand, with more and more...
24 Feb 2011, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time until some real progress was made in the development of lithium-ion batteries, the building blocks of the new and brave electric vehicle age. Currently, the batteries fi...
27 Jan 2011, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tesla Motors has already revealed, through the voice of its CEO, the future product plans, with several electric vehicles to hit the market in a few years. Since we're talking about an EV manuf...
27 Jan 2011, 07:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan continues the construction of its manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee, which will produce lithium-ion batteries for the company's first all-electric vehicle already on sale in th...
15 Jan 2011, 15:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Kids now have yet another toy to wish for, as Chicco have just announced the release of a remote control motorcycle toy for toddlers, priced around $39.99 (depending on the retailer). The new Ducati...
13 Jan 2011, 10:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to Bloomberg report, Toyota is had at work developing a magnesium battery for their future hybrid models. The magnesium-sulfar alternative to lithium models is being developed at the carma...
12 Jan 2011, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you have been watching our coverage of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), then you already know that Swedish manufacturer Volvo planned and, by all accounts, succeeded in impress...
11 Jan 2011, 18:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, Volvo brought along a road-ready C30 Electric to the Detroit Auto Show. This time, the company which prides itself on safety is showing what the EV looks after a 64 km/h (40 mph) controll...
10 Jan 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And now we can safely say we've seen it all... Perhaps for the first time in the history of the automotive industry, a crashed vehicle will take its rightful place under the spotlight of a majo...
7 Jan 2011, 21:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After nearly a year of waiting, the first passenger electric vehicle wearing the Blue Oval as a logo broke cover this week in Las Vegas, where Ford is attending the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. T...
8 Dec 2010, 19:37 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota Motor Corp, Daimler AG and BMW AG are looking at laptop batteries to power their electric cars, following an example set by California-based automaker Tesla Motors. The three aforementioned a...
7 Dec 2010, 16:08 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Today's battery technology is in an incipient form that cannot sustain the emerging eco-friendly car industry. Fortunately, Toyota takes matters into its own hands and proposes a solid state ba...
6 Dec 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The leader in hybrid technology, production and sales, Toyota Motor Corporation, says it will stay with nickel-metal batteries for at least 10 more years. This comes as a surprise, as most of Toyota...
2 Dec 2010, 17:42 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The Global Research team at General Electric announced an EV advancement today, that could proliferate EVs and maybe even lead to a widespread adoption of the electric bus. The company demonstrated ...
23 Nov 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Back in August, Sanyo Electric Co, the world's biggest maker of lithium ion cells, has completed construction of the “Kasai Green Energy Park” lithium-ion production facility in Hyo...
20 Nov 2010, 13:26 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota announced its plans to release a range of greener vehicles. Among them are 11 new conventional hybrids and a plug-in hybrid based on the current Prius. Toyota claims that one of the hybrids, ...
28 Oct 2010, 04:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota has a goal, a very sane one, given the size and needs of the company: make money. From everything, anything and however. Since selling cars proved to be quite a hard nut...