Electric Cars

Toyota has decided to extend their certified used car program to include hybrid models.  Their new slogan for their certified used hybrid campaign, "The best new hybrids make the best used hybrids." Toyota's certified used car program has been around for more than a decade and now will extend to...

Fisker Automotive plans to introduce a lower cost model that may bring competition to the upcoming Volt and Tesla Model S. Fisker's current upcoming models include the Karma and Karma S, with a base price on the Karma starting at $87,900.  When the Chevy Volt hits the market, it is expected to be...

A123 Systems is the Massachusetts-based lithium ion battery company that has developed high power lithium-ion nanophosphate cathode technology.  They were in the running to build the Chevy Volt's battery packs but lost this round to LG Chem.  Nonetheless, GM continues to work with A123 as well as...

GM and Daewoo's combined efforts on next generation cars comes together in a group they refer to GMDAT.  Their combined efforts were shown at the Seoul Auto Show. The Chevy Volt along with a production version of the upcoming Chevrolet Spark was front and center at the show as part of a launch of...

Mitsubishi has decided to pull the trigger on the i-MiEV and will export it to the U.S. market.  This announcement has been long awaited and even expected by many in the industry.  The i-MiEV was on display and available for test drives at the North American International Auto Show in January as...

A test fleet of the upcoming Chevrolet Volt will be released in the South Korean market in 2011.   Through GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co., GM plans to introduce 10 Chevy Volts to South Korea as part of a product demonstration and feasibility program. The Chevy Volt was on display at the auto...

At the New York Auto Show, GM and Segway released their combined efforts on a project called PUMA.  Together they released a prototype vehicle that they believe could signify the future of transportation. P.U.M.A. stands for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility.  The project was to build a...

Carbon Day Automotive is the US midwest distributor of the Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint™ Networked Charging Stations. Today they announced the unveiling of the nation's first solar-powered electric vehilce charging station in the city of Chicago. “Carbon Day and the City of Chicago are...

What is the benefit of making a hybrid version of a large luxury vehicle such as the S Class Mercedes Benz?  The benefit is significant fuel savings over its gasoline powered counterpart.  The fuel savings is more significant than one might first think. For comparison purposes, the lowest priced...

With the rise of the electric and hybrid vehicle comes the ever increasing demand to supply batteries capable of providing propulsion for the vehicles of the future.  Once again, the U.S. is falling behind.  Unable to meet demand, automakers are now turning elsewhere to source their batteries. ...

Japan is expected to follow the U.S. and offer subsidies to buyers of hybrid vehicles. According to reports from the Nikkei newspaper in Japan, the country is considering giving up to $2,991 in subsidies to those that purchase hybrids and other low emission vehicles.  The move by the Japanese...

A while back we informed you that Mazda had no intentions of bringing a hybrid to the U.S. market, surprisingly, that info has not changed.  Instead of hybrids, Mazda announced that they will bring a diesel to the U.S. market.  What is Mazda thinking? Mazda's senior vice president of research and...

Today Chrysler announced that they have chosen Massachusetts-based A123 Systems to build and supply the batteries that will power their future electric cars. Chrysler has previously displayed four different electric cars that make up their ENVI program. This included the 2-seat Circuit Roadster as...

Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla Motors, the company that has jump started the electric car revolution.  Tesla already offers a 2-seat superfast Roadster electric car, and has recently unveiled a more moderately priced 4-door Model S sedan. Tesla has never publicly admitted intentions of building an...

Daimler is currently seeking additional partners to build and supply advanced batteries for their upcoming electric vehicles. Daimler recently announced that they would work with the German company Evonik on EV production.  The alliance with Evonik will provide as much as half of Evonik's Li-Tec...

With the shrinking automotive sales market, hybrids have stood their ground and increased their overall market share. Many reports will draw on the fact that hybrid sales did indeed decline so far this year.  In fact, overall hybrid sales dropped off dramatically.  However, most reports do no...

Car buyers today fear the worst.  What would happen if you purchased a new vehicle from General Motors only to learn tomorrow that they declared bankruptcy and will not honor warranty claims and will not be able to provide parts to fix your vehicle?  The federal government vows that they will...

According to Th!nk Global, the first group of Th!nk City electric cars have been delivered to the government of Austria as part of a nationwide testing program. The programs primary focus is to determine the impact of electrical charging systems on the nation's power grid.  The Austrian government...

Smaller, lighter, more powerful electric motor/generators and a larger gas engine give the 2010 Toyota Prius better performance AND better mileage

Though we have previously reported on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid in this article http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1018775_2010-porsche-cayenne-s-hybrid-one-fast-powerful-and-green-suv there are a few updates available at this point. The 2011 Cayenne Hybrid is still a long way from...