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80-MPG Elio Three-Wheeled Car To Be Built At Former GM Truck Plant?
Startups making small, economical vehicles come and go, but one company offering a high-efficiency vehicle has big plans, buying a former General Motors assembly plant. Elio Motors is the company behind a three-wheeled car capable of 84 mpg highway, on nothing more complicated than gasoline...
Are 50-Mile Electric Cars The Most Suitable For Cities?
The words 'range anxiety' probably send a shudder down the spine of most electric car owners, even if they don't suffer from the condition themselves. Describing the sense of... November 5, 2012 by Antony Ingram 14
Huge V-12 For Tiny Aston Martin Cygnet? Un-Greening The Scion iQ
It seems like a level of silliness previously only associated with that other British export, Monty Python. Sources within luxury carmaker Aston Martin suggest the tiny... October 29, 2012 by Antony Ingram
Folding Hiriko Electric Car: The Future Of Car Sharing?
Electric city cars are not a new concept, but in aiming vehicles at a city environment it can side-step many of the issues normally associated with EVs, such as short range... August 9, 2012 by Antony Ingram 7
2013: Smart ForTwo Iceshine Brings Exclusivity To Niche Market
How do you make a niche market car with low sales figures more attractive to buyers? By releasing a limited-edition, of course. Enter Smart, Mercedes-Benz’s microcar... June 19, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Production Starts, Due Q4, 2012
Earlier this week, Daimler started production of the 2013 Smart ForTwo electric drive at its Hamback, facility in France. The third-generation all-electric Smart ForTwo, the... June 14, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
Jaguar Wants Small, Luxury City Car With Good Gas Mileage
Traditionally, small city cars haven’t been viewed by the mainstream auto industry or most car buyers with much enthusiasm. Now they’re so trendy that even... November 17, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Volkswagen Nils Electric Car Concept: Frankfurt Live Photos
Two weeks ago we brought you images of the Volkswagen Nils electric car concept to be revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car has now been unveiled and Green Car... September 14, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
Honda Brio Global Minicar: Forbidden Fruit Gets Good Reviews
It's one thing Honda not sending its new Brio minicar over to the United States, so economy car fans are unable to sample its 52 mpg delights. That would all be okay if we... September 6, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Is Second Time The Charm For Smart's ForTwo In U.S. Market?
The 2011 Smart ForTwo minicar: Cramped, noisy, slow and unsafe, right? If you answered yes to all those then the new team running Smart USA for Daimler AG is banking on a new... August 31, 2011 by Antony Ingram 3
Lesson Learned As Salinas Sues Bankrupt Electric Car Maker?
It's a sad fact of business that many start-up companies fail within the first few years of trading. Electric car fans are quite used to this and even the most promising new... August 30, 2011 by Antony Ingram 5
Audi Reveals More Urban Concept Pics Ahead Of Frankfurt Show
It seems that Audi just can't contain itself with its latest concept cars, the two-seater Urban Concepts. Three weeks ago some spy videos trickled onto the internet showing... August 28, 2011 by Antony Ingram 6
BMW's UK MINI E Test Ends: Drivers Happy, But...
A few months after BMW and MINI's electric car study ended in the United States, a similar scheme run in the U.K. has also come to a close, and the results are in... ...and... August 5, 2011 by Antony Ingram 10
2011 Smart Electric Drive On The Streets Of London: Driven
What makes the perfect city car? Compact dimensions are a good place to start, so you can sneak into small parking spaces on a crowded street and squeeze through gaps that... May 19, 2011 by Antony Ingram 4
Want An Electric Car? Be Quick, Get Smart With ForTwo EV
The 2011 Nissan Leaf has a waiting list. So does the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and as for the Tesla Roadster, well, it's probably too expensive. So what do you do if you want to... March 29, 2011 by Antony Ingram 5
Mia Electric: 2011 Geneva Motor Show, The Microbus Concept
If you read our guest post by actor, TV presenter and electric car convert Robert Llewellyn, you may have noticed his mention of a little electric microbus by the name of... March 8, 2011 by Antony Ingram
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