Electric Cars

As the Honda Insight nears its launch, advertisements touting its green cred are about to hit the airwaves. Starting in Belgium tomorrow and throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia thereafter, a new TV commercial called, "Let it Shine," will air. The theme of the commercial is that...

This article does not serve as an endorsement of Honda, though I believe it would be a disservice to our readers if they were not made aware of this great lease offer, only available until April 1st, on a well reviewed and highly praised hybrid vehicle.  Though typically costly, some hybrid...

With increased competition and unexpectedly high sales on the new 2010 Honda Insight, Toyota announced that they are considering lowering the price of the 2010 Prius in Japan. Toyota previously stated that they did not see the new Insight as competition to the Prius.  Noting that the Prius is...

The Model S is Tesla Motors new mid-sized 7-seat 4-door electric car that was unveiled today in Los Angeles California at the Space-X rocket factory. The vehicle will be priced at $57,400 so that with the US government $7500 tax credit could cost its owners $49,990. It will have a 160 mile all...

Hyundai recently released the first pictures of its BLUE-WILL concept vehicle that will be unveiled to the public at the Seoul Auto Show on April 2nd.  The BLUE-WILL is a groundbreaking plug-in hybrid concept that uses advances materials throughout.  Hyundai has pushed the use of environmentally...

Today Fisker Automotive, makers of the sleek Karma electric vehicle, announced their selection of 32 retailers across the U.S. that will carry the Fisker marque later this year. This number brings Fisker within just a few retailers of their goal of 40 by June of this year. Retailers are typically...

Audi recently began working on the concept of a possible upcoming A2.  The A2, classified by Audi as a small city car is reportedly at the concept stage at this point, but Audi insiders hint at a possible electric version of the vehicle in the future. Audi has unsuccessfully tried to introduce...

Last November we reported that Sam's Club sold a non-existent sports car called the Liv Inizio by Hybrid Technologies. As it turns out, the start-up EV company (now calling itself EV Innovations) is planning to attend the New York Auto Show with two electric sports cars in tow. The first debut...

The US Department of Energy had previously allocated $25 billion in funds to be given as low cost loans to companies that would use it to develop advanced technology vehicles. The program was funded in late 2008 by the Bush administration, and the deadline for applications was set at December 31...

Audi, considered a holdout in hybrid powertrain technology, is on schedule to release a hybrid version of the Q5 Crossover vehicle in late 2010 or the ealry part of 2011. Though Audi has developed a considerable amount of fuel efficient diesel engines, they have yet to develop a hybrid...

It took a long time for Nissan to jump on the hybrid bandwagon. So long, in fact, that their only model currently offered as a hybrid, the Altima, still uses Toyota's technology. That will change in 2010 as Nissan rolls out the Infiniti M Hybrid for their luxury brand. The rear-wheel drive M will...

Tata Motors of India announced that it plans to sell an electric vehicle based upon the current Indica in Norway.  The electric Indica was developed by Tata Motors and they expect the vehicle to reach the Norwegian market by the end of this year. According to Tata Group Chairman, Ratan Tata, the...

The futuristic thought of antimatter that is typically related to sci-fi movies may one day be able to provide propulsion to vehicles.  Antimatter, is an exact oppposite copy of matter.  Identical to matter, but with its electrical charge completely opposite of the original matter.  Think of a...

Right now Norwegian automaker Think is in the midst of Norway's version of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  All operations have ceased at Think's plant in Aurskog, Norway.  Currently, Think is operating off of interim funding in the amount of $6 million dollars, but permanent funding is non- existent. ...

Can a Tall And Boxy Vehicle Be the Next to Join the Sustainable Revolution?

At a recent conference, BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer announced plans to launch a new electric car called the Megacity. Presently BMW has built nearly 500 electric-conversion MINI coopers called MINI Es. These will go into the hands of willing field testers in NY, NJ, and CA within weeks. The year...

In a recent press release from Nissan, a senior product planning official leaked words that Nissan will make an upcoming announcement about its plans to produce a plug-in EV for the U.S. market by 2010. This recent announcement means that Nissan will launch a plug-in EV in the U.S. market two years...

The Italian car company Tazzari recently announced that it plans to bring its electric vehicle the Tazzari Zero to the U.S. market in 2010. The  Zero is about the size of a golf cart.  Think small, really small and it weighs in at only 1,200 pounds. Though the Zero is diminuitive, it is a capable...

Toyota announces plans to partner with a French utility company to begin road testing its upcoming plug-in Toyota Prius. Toyota will partner with French utility company EDF to begin testing its plug-in Prius in france.  EDF has begun the process of creating hundreds of charging stations in...

The iconic Toyota 2-seat sports coupe known as the MR-2 is set to make a comeback. The new incarnation will actually be Toyota's first foray into the hybrid sports coupe realm. This new niche has already one member planned, the Honda CR-Z hybrid. Toyota vice president Masatami Takimoto said that...