Electric Cars

Production plans for electric vehicles by French automakers continue to roll out, as sites in Turkey and Spain have been selected for their production: MAPLE CROSS, UNITED KINGDOM – November 13, 2009: Following the announcement last week of the production site for the future electric...

Organizers announced Thursday that the 2010 North American International Auto Show will include a new 37,000-square-foot exhibit devoted exclusively to electric vehicles. The exhibit, called Electric Avenue, will be on the main floor of Detroit's Cobo Center and will include twenty zero-emissions...

Citroen, whose parent corporation PSA teamed up with Mitsubishi earlier this year to produce a new electric vehicle based on the i-MiEV platform, unveiled the result this week: the C-Zero compact, electric hatchback. Slated to become commercially available in late 2010, the compact C-Zero features...

Renault has made a lot of headlines lately beginning with the introduction of 4 EVs at the Frankfurt Motor Show just months ago.  The most outlandish vehicle displayed in concept form at the show was undoubtedly the Twizy ZE.  This small four wheel concept looks more the part of a motorcycle than...

  FedEx has signed a deal with Azure Dynamics for an additional 51 hybrid delivery vans to bring their total fleet number to 325 hybrid and electric vans in use. FedEx went to Azure Dynamics to purchase the hybrid delivery van based off of the Ford E450 chassis.  Azure Dynamics was recently...

The Mini E prototype was a once in a lifetime opportunity to lease an EV and experience the joy of driving an EV daily before the general public had a chance to sample such a vehicle. The Mini E recipients, selected from a long waiting list of individuals who applied to receive the vehicle, were...

One IEA Insider Says Yes

st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } The end of life programs and recycling of batteries that provide motivation for hybrid and electric vehicles is a concern for many individuals.  As high tech batteries find their way into more and more vehicles, the concern grows.  What will become of all of these...

The funky looking, super slim Tango EV is ready to re-enter production.  What's the Tango EV?  Since a mere 11 have been made and sold, it's likely that many people have no idea what it is. The Tango was created by Rick Woodbury.  It's one of the odd looking EVs from a start-up maker, creator...

With mass produced electric vehicles scheduled to come to Australia by next year and a full lineup of EVs scheduled to reach the country by 2012, charging stations will quickly become a necessity throughout the country.  Coulomb Technologies is hoping to step in early and install its ChargePoint...

According to a report in the Detroit News today, General Motors will forge ahead with plans to produce the Cadillac Converj extended range electric vehicle (EREV). Though Cadillac would not confirm the story, a source close to the company's production plans says that the Converj was part of a...

Today Renault announced that they will build the electric version of the Kangoo Express LCV at their MCA (Maubeuge Carrosserie Automobile) plant in northern France, beginning in the second half of 2011. That’s the same plant that currently produces the non-electric Kangoo, Kangoo Express, and...

Speaking at the University of Delaware Thursday, Elon Musk took a  public swipe at rival Fisker automotive, whose electric vehicles  may become  competitors to Tesla's . Fisker whose NINA vehicle is slated to go into production soon in a new Delaware facility, faced a 2008 lawsuit from Tesla ...

Over the past year we have brought you countless stories regarding Chrysler's ENVI group.  Several times throughout the year the group, which focuses on electric vehicles, has displayed concepts and hinted at production possibilities of various models.  Numerous times we reported that the program...

  Two months ago Renault introduced several EV concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  Among the concepts was the first unveiling of a vehicle called the Renault Zoe ZE.  This vehicle, perhaps one of the most radically designed vehicles displayed by Renault, will be in production form by 2012. ...

I received the following in an email from Zero Motorcycles: "We are excited to announce that consumer financing is now available for all of our motorcycles. This means that you can purchase a Zero S or DS for as low as $290 a month after your deposit or one of our off-road motorcycles for even...

Denso, a Japanese automotive supplier, is aiming to enter the hybrid and electric vehicle market.  The supplier, whose largest shareholder is Toyota, currently supplies items such as inverters, electronic control modules, various sensors, and other electronic gadgetry for several automakers. ...

Wannabee U.S. Military contractor TAC-V amazed the SEMA show Wednesday by unveiling the world's only hybrid-electric, armor-ready, four occupant, triple-machine gun mounting,  off-road, recon vehicle that’s capable of being transported inside the vertical-takeoff-and-landing V-22 Osprey...

The typical neighborhood garbage truck is not an environmentally friendly sight.  With its loud diesel engine that spews CO2 and burns an outrageous amount of fuel this is not a vehicle typically associated with a "greener" tomorrow.  However, it does a great service for communities and is...

Daimler has decided to extend work on hybrid and other alternative propulsion systems at a new facility specifically built to focus solely on alternative propulsion.  The company  will open a new alternative power train development facility in Redford Township, Michigan. Previously, Daimler's...