Electric Cars

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May is National EcoDriving Month according to an announcement from EcoDriving USA. The program that kicks off this month is designed to encourage drivers to drive in a manner that improves fuel efficiency and reduces their carbon footprint.  As part of EcoDriving Month, EcoDriving USA will partner...

Nissan believes that it will have a real opportunity for their upcoming EV to beat the much talked about Chevrolet Volt to the U.S. market. They plans to bring their upcoming unnamed and unseen EV to market here as soon as fall of 2010. If Nissan can stay on track, it will have the chance to bring...

Everything at GM is undecided at this point. At least almost everything.  GM has decided that the progress made on the 2-mode plugin hybrid powertrain and  is simply too much to lose. Though Saturn support will be ending, the engineering behind the planned Saturn VUE plug-in hybrid will live. The...

Under a newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB), Land Transport Authority (LTA), and Energy Market Authority (EMA), the country takes a giant step towards their goal of zero-emissions mobility. This...

With possible bankruptcy looming  for General Motors, a lot of decisions remain up in the air. What will come of Saturn and Opel, how will the unexpected fall of Pontiac affect the company, how about Holden's future. Many questions will remain unanswered for some time, but one thing is for...

According to a recent study dealing with power shortage concerns in the UK, there is no need to worry as there is ample power available to support a significant increase in the amount of plug-ins on the road. The study was conducted by companies including Land Rover and Jaguar and was aimed at...

Yesterday Ford Motor Company announced that they will be retooling the existing Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.  The plant's new focus will be the upcoming Ford Focus and the Focus EV. The investment from Ford totals $550 million.  The plant was previously used to build the Ford...

Today, at their annual shareholder’s meeting in Paris, Renault introduced their Kangoo be bop Z.E. electric prototype, derived from the production Kangoo be bop. The prototype, which is very similar in technology to what Renault will offer in its production electric vehicles, will begin a...

As part of the same program that will develop an electric Volkswagen Golf, Audi is planning an A3 electric. The program, called VW TwinDrive, has not released any firm release or sale dates, but Audi is hinting at fleet trial target of 2012. AutocarUK is reporting that the hybrid A3 will run on a...

According to officials at Nissan, their upcoming EV will be a "real" car. Nissan's EV is still unnamed at this point.  But Nissan promises that it will be a "real" car.  What makes it a real car?  According to Nissan, it will be about the size of the Nissan Sentra, will seat five people in...

Miles Electric Vehicles will introduce an all-electric vehicle next year with a price around $45,000.  The vehicle, a four door sedan, will be marketed under a different brand name, but is designed by Miles Electric and will be produced by one of its partners in China. Currently, Miles Electric...

Reuters is reporting that an agreement has been reached on a "cash-for-guzzlers" bill which would reward owners of old, inefficient vehicles who trade them for newer, more fuel efficient models. The bill would be part of the Obama administration's ongoing efforts to address the issue of climate...

The new Toyota Prius is coming soon and Toyota has hyped the model up like no other before.  Toyota has gone so far in marketing the Prius, even recently posting to YouTube to allow soon to be buyers a sneak peek of what to expect.  The video posted by Toyota on their own YouTube page takes you...

The New York Police Department has begun the process of converting its fleet of patrol cars to more efficient hybrids. The NYPD will put 40 new Nissan Altima hybrids on the road shortly and the first ones are in use now.  18 of the 40 cars will be marked for patrol use while the remaining 22 will...

A declining world economy and falling gas prices have put Indian EV makers on the offensive. The industry has asked the Indian government for a 25% subsidy on each electric vehicle purchase for the next two to three years. The request comes as a previously hot market for electric scooters has all...

AFS Trinity, the group that touts their 150 mpg Saturn Vue plug-in around the country is made at least their second trip to Washington D.C. in hopes of securing funds from the Department of Energy (DOE for short). In January of this year, AFS applied for $2.5 billion in loans from the DOE.  The...

Brammo, a small start up company is set to release the first motorcycle in their lineup of electric vehicles.  The Enertia electric motorcycle will provide up to an equivalent of 293 miles per gallons. The Enertia motorcycle is more than a fast scooter according to Brammo.  It is a real...

David Letterman's take on the upcoming Chevy Volt has sparked a lot of dislike towards him.  Letterman, last Wednesday on the Late Show, dismissed the Volt and the Voltec technology and in general expressed his dislike for the entire project. As expected, his words brought out a lot of critics. ...

Most EV enthusiasts are excited about the sleek Tesla Model S electric sedan, but a recent report suggests we might need to temper our enthusiasm. It is after all a concept and sometimes the difference between concept cars and their production counterparts are miles away. Take the design of the...