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BMW Hybrid 5-Series On Sale in 2011, Hybrid 3-Series To Follow
BMW's chief executive officer, Norbert Reithofer, has confirmed that the company's ActiveHybrid 5 sedan will go on sale as early as next year. Reithofer told shareholders yesterday at BMW's annual meeting that the car it showed at the Geneva Motor Show in March as the BMW Concept 5-Series...
What Wacky Forms of Electric Tourist Transport Can YOU Invent?
It must be Friday, when the silly stuff comes up. According to Japan Times, in the Kansai region of Japan, four companies have got together to produce a new vehicle which... May 7, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
2011 Chevy Volt Marketing Theme Emerges: An EV for Road Trips
GM has been talking about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt for three and a half years now. After absorbing an enormous amount of Volt propaganda, we've learned that subtle shifts in... May 5, 2010 by John Voelcker 10
Bill Clinton: Feds Should Subsidize Buyers' Switch to Electric Cars
Former President Bill Clinton recently visited social network digg.com for a special Earth Day interview that touched on electric-vehicle policy and legislation. He... May 5, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5
2011 Chevy Volt To Offer 'Mountain Mode' For Hill Climbing
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car will offer a capability that General Motors hasn't previously discussed: a "Mountain Mode" that the driver can select if... May 4, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
Nissan Says: We'll Make Money On Selling Leaf Electric Cars
It's almost an article of faith in the auto industry that electric cars will require huge subsidies in their initial years. Certainly Toyota is widely assumed to have put... May 3, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
Chinese Electric Carmaker BYD Loves LA Too, For U.S. Offices
While Chinese car company BYD exhibited its E6 all-electric crossover at the Detroit Auto Show last January, they've otherwise been fairly quite of late. Now comes word that... May 3, 2010 by John Voelcker 8
Will Nissan Have a Smaller Electric Car For Sale After the Leaf?
Rumors are flying that Nissan is preparing a subcompact electric vehicle to compete directly with cars like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and it may even be made in China. The... May 2, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
2010 Beijing Motor Show: SAIC Roewe E1 Electric Mini-Car
Sadly, we weren't able to cover the Beijing Motor Show, which opened last week. It's too bad, too, because China is on track to become the world's largest single car market... April 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Better Place Launches Battery-Swap Test In Four Tokyo Taxis
This past Monday, the electric-vehicle infrastructure provider Better Place held a press conference in Tokyo at the site of its first completed battery-swap station to be put... April 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Report: Launching Renault EVs With Better Place in Denmark
Living in Denmark, I was recently able to sign up for a Renault Fluence Electric Vehicle, and was subsequently assigned # 25 on the waiting list. I also arranged an interview... April 28, 2010 by easyecar 3
Five More Myths About Electric Cars, Courtesy of Think
Yesterday, we published a piece called Five Myths About Electric Cars, Courtesy of Think, whose CEO Richard Canny sent them to us. Today we have five more, to finish off his... April 27, 2010 by John Voelcker 9
Opel Ampera, GM's Other Extended-Range EV, In Pre-Production
We write a lot about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle here. It's a radical new car, GM's first electric car since the late EV1, and it'll be in... April 27, 2010 by John Voelcker
Five Myths About Electric Cars, Courtesy of Think
Last Thursday was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and the CEO of one electric-car maker took the occasion to speak out on some of the popular myths around the... April 26, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
The Next 10 Years for EVs: Leaders, Policymakers Optimistic
Three U.S. senators joined a "who's who" of electric vehicle industry leaders on Capitol Hill yesterday to discuss the theme, "Electric Drive Turning Points: Changing a... April 23, 2010 by Shannon Arvizu
2011 Chevrolet Volt Electric Car To Reach Dealers In October
The three-year drumbeat of anticipation for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car has just gotten slightly louder. General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre announced... April 22, 2010 by John Voelcker 9
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