Electric Cars

The Nissan Leaf is coming this fall and is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated vehicles in decades.  With it's release, Nissan dealers will be faced with a newfound challenge.  How do you sell an electric vehicle? EVs are unchartered waters for the company and for dealers nationwide.  So...

The Chevy Volt is destined for production before the end of the year.  Another vehicle, similar is powertrain but carrying a Cadillac badge was schedule to go into production soon.  The Cadillac Converj, as it was known, is now no more. According to a report from Bloomberg, the Cadillac Converj...

Last September, Europcar, the leading short-term rental car company in Europe, signed an agreement with Renault, with the intention of promoting real-world uses of zero-emissions vehicles. Today, Europcar took a big step in putting their money where their agreement is by pre-ordering 500 of...

From time to time we here about breakthroughs or potential breakthroughs in battery technology for electric vehicles.  Some breakthroughs become a reality such as large format lithium-ion technology, where as other possible breakthroughs never see the light of day.  A company called Planar Energy...

The EV invasion is one its way in parts of the country.  Later this year both Nissan and GM will roll out plug-in vehicles and at least some cities out on the west coast are getting their preparations in order in time for the invasion. San Francisco is currently working on a revised building code...

In an effort to continue their dominance in the hybrid segment, Toyota will continue to expand its hybrid offerings with new models planned based on the Rav4, Lexus IS and Lexus GS model lines. Within the next 10 years, Toyota has plans to make hybrid variants of all models within their lineup. ...

On this site, general consensus shows that many readers do like the Nissan Leaf.  By most accounts, readers feel that the vehicle will be priced well, offer adequate performance, and be a sales success.  However, this is a site dedicated to electric vehicle and as such, our readers have developed...

Have you ever dreamed of owning Tesla Roadster, but simply could not muster together enough money for the $109,000 electric supercar?  Well, Tesla has the answer.  Now you can lease one for only $1,658 a month.  Sounds like a bargain, but there's a catch. Tesla has just opened up a leasing...

BMW has been steadily working on both hybrid and electric vehicles.  The company has introduced a few hybrids and is working on others for release soon.  The next hybrid offering from the company appears to be based off of the newly introduced 5 Series sedan. Some photos have made their way out...

A recent article in the Oakland Tribune highlights the high failure rate of independent car dealerships selling only electric vehicles. Frankly, we're not at all surprised. We worried readers might find a subtext that the slew of EV-only dealerships that have closed--in Berkeley, Concord, Davis...

In an announcement just days ago, BMW revealed that it will build its first ever production electric vehicle at its northern Germany plant in Leipzig. The BMW Megacity EV, as the company calls it, will enter production in either 2012 or 2013.  As a way to test electric vehicles, the company has...

The Cadillac brand has made great strides within the past few years.  Several of their vehicles have been awarded based on their performance, efficiency, and design.  The European automakers have something to worry about as Cadillac has presented comparable vehicles at relative bargain prices...

The Smart brand with its eye catching ForTwo had strong sales numbers for awhile, but the cute appeal appears to have worn off and the brand is searching for sales now.  What the brand needs is a replacement minicar, one that outdoes the current one.  In the small car class there few better to...

How do you make a sporty hybrid product even sportier?  Add more power, of course.  According to AutoExpress, Honda is reportedly working on a high output version of the already sporty Honda CR-Z hybrid.  The high output version is expected to carry the Type-R badge that symbolizes performance...

Renault has many electric vehicles planned within the next few years.  In order to get production underway the company will update existing plants for EV production.  Additionally, the company must develop supporting technologies for the vehicles and train employees in this new electric field. ...

According to a report from the Nikkei newspaper in Japan, demand for the all electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV is so high that the company will once again increase its production volume. The last reports to roll in stated that by 2013 the company would increase production from the projected output of...

The Nissan Leaf may occupy most of the headlines about electric vehicles coming soon, but another automaker is on the verge of release their own EV that could take the U.S. by storm.  Who are they? Coda Automotive.  Yes they are certainly less well known than Nissan, but that does not make their...

With range limitations it would seem unlikely that you could drive an electric vehicle a total of 21,000 miles in just 8 months, but it apparently can be done.  Just ask Mini E driver Tom Moloughney and he will tell you that this feat is certainly within the reach of an electric vehicle...

A perceived lack of sex appeal may prevent some buyers from considering the electric cars that will soon go on sale, but it's range anxiety--the fear of what happens when you run out of juice--that really give people pause. What's needed is a stunt, something that could convince buyers that...

Nearly a year and a half ago we learned about an upcoming hybrid Hyundai Sonata.  Last summer the vehicle was seen testing in Death Valley, but Hyundai has kept most information about the vehicle under wraps.  Now, it is finally ready for its reveal at the New York Auto Show this April. The...