2011

Land Rover, a name synonymous with fully capable off-road vehicles, is scheduled to release its first hybrid vehicle in 2011. The hybrid, based on the LRX concept shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, will make its official debut on June 17th of next year with production beginning in early 2011...

Marketing a vehicle is never an easy thing to do with success.  It takes advertising, campaigns, press releases and so on to successfully market any product, vehicles included.  Though marketing a new vehicle may be difficult, Ford has discovered that marketing an electric vehicle is a daunting...

According to the Best Car magazine of Japan, Toyota is currently working on a dedicated sporty hybrid model that aims to compete with the upcoming CR-Z hybrid from Honda. The report states that Toyota is considering employing a famous Italian design company such as Pininfarina or Guigiaro...

Back in March, VW confirmed it would sell the Polo in the US in 2011. The five-door hatchback model was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, and now Volkswagen has released details of the three-door hatch as well. US details to come It's like that VW will also offer a four-door...

Tesla Motors wants you to know that they won't be a niche automaker for long. CEO, Elon Musk has repeatedly affirmed that he expects his electric vehicle company to compete in the mainstream market with the big boys. With a lineup consisting of two-seat sports cars costing more than $100,000, and...

In March, when Toyota unveiled a concept version of the 2011 Scion iQ at the New York Auto Show, it said only that it was studying the idea of bringing the "micro-subcompact car" into the US. Now it looks like the iQ will arrive by September or October of 2010. That's a few months earlier than the...

General Motors has reached the pre-production phase of the Chevy Volt development program. At this point they have built 30 vehicles out of a total of 88 that will completed over the next several weeks. Although not entirely ready for production, these cars are for all intents and purposes about...

If you're one of the tens of thousands of green car fans excited about the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car, start making nice to your local Chevy dealer. Because the number of Volts built is going to be very, very low for at least its first year of production. Despite excitement over...

When Hyundai releases their Sonata Hybrid in late 2010 they'll be entering a crowded field. The critically acclaimed Ford Fusion Hybrid, the Toyota Camry Hybrid, and the Nissan Altima Hybrid, already compete in this "green" midsize sedan segment. Hyundai hopes that the Sonata will distinguish...

UPDATE: GM confirms that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg city, and a composite fuel economy (city and highway) of more than 100 mpg according to draft regulations being developed at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). If the rumors are correct, this morning General Motors CEO Fritz...

We are green with envy here at All Cars Electric as the writers over a Popular Science got a rare chance to test drive one of the first production-based Nissan LEAFs. The drive is one of the first in the actual vehicle shown in the picture, not the Versa bodied vehicle, nor the Cube bodied EV as...

Seating capacity 5 Max speed Over 90 mph Drive powertrain layout Front motor, front drive Battery Laminated lithium-ion battery Electric motor (power, torque) High-response synchronousAC motor 80 kw, 280 Nm Battery capcity/power 24 kWh/Over 90 kW Cruising range Over 100 miles, US LA4 mode Major...

The 2011 Nissan LEAF represents numerous breakthroughs for EVs.  An EV offering real space for five passengers at a price comparable to a midsize sedan is certainly one such breakthrough, but another seldom mentioned breakthrough is the vehicle's tremendous fast-charge capability. The LEAF;s 48...

The Nissan LEAF is the Japanese automaker's mass market global electric car that will go on sale in selected markets in US, Japan, and Europe in 2010. Nissan plans for the car to be affordable and designed it to showcase the fact that it runs on electricity. What's true for the car's exterior in...

With the unveiling of the Nissan LEAF just days ago, many Americans are wondering just when can they get one.  The introduction into the U.S. market is expected to occur in late 2010.  But those interested in outright buying one may have to wait even longer. It's unclear at this time if Nissan...

So we have now seen the 2011 Nissan LEAF all electric car. It is unique and interesting in appearance, setting itself aside from gas cars not only in function but form. As interesting as it looks and as well as it drives, and even more importantly as well as it avoids using gas, there is still one...

Nissan commits to major battery production for the Leaf

Sometimes we wonder what's in a name.  Why name a vehicle a Prius rather than an Insight, or why a Focus over a Rabbit.  Most name choices make little sense, but Nissan wanted a name for their new EV that had significance.  They wanted a single name that accurately portrayed the mission of the...

On August 1st in Japan Nissan unveiled its all new global production pure electric car to the world. The car known as the Nissan LEAF is slated for launch in late 2010 in Japan, the United States, and Europe.  The LEAF will use Nissan's proprietary 24 kwh laminate lithium ion battery pack and an...

Once more, it's the end of the month, when we celebrate by recapping our most popular posts. For July, we completely turned over our most popular posts from June ... and, our VW diesel fanboys have returned! This month, the most popular posts seem to have been the quirkiest. They're actually kinda...