San Diego Region To Get 2500 Charging Stations
March 17, 2010 08:00 AM
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced it will work with Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. (eTec) and others on the roll-out of 1,500 public and commercial and 1000 home base charging points across the county, starting in four...
VW To Focus on Several Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Launches Including Golf, Jetta, Passat and More
March 17, 2010 05:30 AM
VWs plans for electrifying their lineup of vehicles has been officially announced and will kick off with the introduction of a fleet of battery powered Golfs beginning next year. The VW Touareg Hybrid is a step towards electrifying the...
Ford To Rollout 5 New Hybrids and Electrics in Europe
March 16, 2010 06:15 AM
The U.S. appears to be one of the target countries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Many automakers have focuses hybrid efforts solely on the U.S. Select automakers have chosen to release some of their hybrid offerings in other countries,...
EVs May Be Worthless After Batteries Are Depleted
March 15, 2010 05:45 AM
Residual values are perhaps one of the most important aspects of car ownership. Residual values determine monthly payments, lease rates, costs of ownership, and on and on. When new vehicles are released, it is often difficult to accurately determine...
Bright Automotive Signs Deal to Electrify USPS Fleet
March 14, 2010 06:30 AM
As federal government agencies add electric vehicles to their fleet, will consumers notice and follow along? If an agency such as the USPS, who is seen be everyone, employs electric vehicles in daily use will consumers believe that EVs...
And The Top 3 Finalists For World Green Car Are?
March 13, 2010 06:15 AM
The winner of the 2010 World Green Car award will be announced at the opening of the New York Auto Show in April and we will have to wait until then to see which vehicle prevails, but the list...
GM Planning Engineless All-Electric Cars To Follow the Volt
March 12, 2010 12:45 PM
Bob Lutz, the retiring eminence grise of General Motors, is known for pithiness and plain speaking. Yesterday, he tossed off a nugget of news: GM is working on a range of pure electric cars, without range-extending engines, that will...
Too Many Lithium Batteries and Battery Makers By 2014?
March 12, 2010 06:15 AM
On numerous occasions in the recent past, reports have stated that lithium-ion and batteries made with this material would be in short supply for the near future. The reasoning behind the shortage is simple, battery makers simply don't have...
Nissan Reports 56,000 On Waiting List For Leaf
March 12, 2010 06:15 AM
We anticipate that the Nissan Leaf will be a hot product when it comes to the market soon. As of right now, the company has already reported 56,000 pre-orders, a number which continues to grow as the vehicle's release...
Honda Unveils Unique Electric Trike or is it a Motorcycle?
March 11, 2010 06:00 AM
Every so often, an automaker presents a concept vehicle that is outside of the box. The idea of the concept really is to gauge public interest and reaction, though production is not necessarily a consideration. Honda has unveiled an...
Tesla EYE Concept Draws Positive Response
March 11, 2010 05:45 AM
Concept cars come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. There are concepts destined for production some day and there are concepts that are just good lookers and nothing more. That is were the newest concept from Tesla likely fits...
Ferrari To Offer Hybrid Versions Of Every Model Within Four Years, Maserati To Follow?
March 10, 2010 02:30 PM
According to AutoSpies, During the presentation of Ferrari's new 599 GTB Hybrid Sportscar at the Geneva autoshow, Chairman Luca di Montezemolo (who is also chairman of Fiat Motors, majority owner of Ferrari) told the assembled reporters "This is a...
Is Radiation From Hybrid Vehicles Cause for Concern?
March 10, 2010 06:30 AM
Could hybrid cars actually be dangerous to the environment? It seems like an unfounded question. How could hybrids actually hurt the environment? A study conducted by a research committee funded by the Environmental Protection group of Israel suggests that...
Shell CEO Predicts EVs Will Account for 40% of Market by 2050
March 10, 2010 06:00 AM
It's not often that you hear about oil companies claiming that electric vehicles will make a significant impact in the future, and even less often that a major oil company claims that electric vehicles will soon makeup 40% of...
Hyundai Reveals New i-flow Hybrid Concept At Geneva Auto Show
March 10, 2010 06:00 AM
Introducing the latest of what seems like a steady stream of green concept vehicles from Hyundai, the company unveiled its new i-flow hybrid sedan at the 2010 Geneva auto show on Thursday. Developed with the company's "Fluidic Design Philosophy",...
Audi To Reintroduce The A2 With e-tron Electric Drive-train
March 9, 2010 12:30 PM
Introduced as a Europe-only model in 1999, the A2 was remarkable for its revolutionary use of weight-saving aluminum and its focus on efficiency; a diesel variant was the first five-door vehicle in Europe to achieve an average mileage of...
Audi Unveils A1 e-tron Minicar in Geneva
March 9, 2010 06:15 AM
The unveiling of the Audi e-tron marked a change from the company that was unexpected. Audi had previously claimed that they had no interest in electric drive vehicles and would focus on efficient diesel and gasoline options. Well, the...
Update: BMW To Release More Than 200 Active E Protoypes Here In U.S., At Least 450 Coming
March 9, 2010 05:45 AM
Word circulated around the car blogs a few days ago about the upcoming release of the next in line BMW ActiveE prototype electric vehicle. Many reports, including our own, incorrectly stated the amount of ActiveE prototypes coming here to...
BMW To Lease 700 ActiveE Prototypes
March 8, 2010 05:30 AM
I can see the long line forming already to be 1 of the 700 lucky individuals selected to lease BMWs latest electric vehicle. They came in droves trying to get a chance at the Mini E and the same...
Lutz To Retire Again?
March 8, 2010 05:30 AM
Here we go again. It seems like just awhile back we wrote an article bidding Bob Lutz farewell. Oh wait, we did write an article wishing our goodbyes. Well as you all likely know, Mr. Lutz returned after a...
