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Australia will begin production on it's first locally produced hybrid vehicle ever as they kick off the pilot production of the Toyota Camry Hybrid at the automaker's assembly plant in Melbourne. Toyota will begin with a pilot production of the vehicle in Melbourne as a way to test the process...

As reported earlier this afternoon on our sister site TheCarConnection.com, Toyota may will recall up to 3.8 million cars and pickup trucks to ensure that the floor mats on the driver's side are not interfering with the accelerator and brake pedals. It would will be the company's largest recall...

Japanese tuning firm, Tommy Kaira, has released a modified Toyota Prius that actually looks like it would be fun to drive. Unfortunately, it appears that the modifications are mostly visual, so if you were dreaming of a faster gas sipper, dream on. The pimped-out Prius certainly looks meaner, with...

Toyota may will recall all models of the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius to ensure that the driver' side floor mat cannot interfere with the accelerator and brake pedals, possibly causing the accelerator to stick. This afternoon, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an "urgent" warning...

On Sept. 28, 2009, Tesla Motor's Vice President of Business Development, Diarmuid O'Connel, made a post on the Tesla Motors blog regarding their recent DOE loan award of $465 million, which was announced on June 23, 2009. Perhaps as a response to confusion between the loans to GM and Chrysler...

Your car already runs on (some) ethanol, although you may not know it. Much of the gas sold in the U.S. is now actually a blend: 90 percent gasoline, 10 percent ethanol. It's known as E10, for the percentage of the total derived from the corn-based biofuel. Since 1978, new cars have been able to...

California-based Fisker Automotive was recently awarded a $529 million government loan from the DOE to be used for the design and production of plug-in cars. Most of the funds are earmarked towards what Fisker is calling its Nina program. Nina refers to one of Christopher Columbus' ships and is...

Thanks to the strong financial incentives offered by the Cash-For-Clunkers program, the average gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. during August reached a record high: 23 miles per gallon, up 8 percent from the 21.2 mpg in August 2008. The calculations were done by the trade journal...

Yesterday, Coulomb Technologies announced the successful installation of the first ChargePoint station in Norway. Along with the help of European sales partner 365 Energy Group and Norwegian energy supplier Eidsiva, the ChargePoint system is installed, operational, and ready for use.

GM's next generation hydrogen fuel cell system weighs in 220 pounds lighter than its first attempt and takes up the space of a four cylinder engine.  Contained within the system is GM's 5th generation fuel cell stack which could see commercial use by 2015. Additional advancements for the new...

VW Charges Into the EV Market

As part of his campaign to promote alternative fuels (and his movie Fuel which addresses the subject) documentary film maker Josh Ticknell has just finished a ten-day drive from L.A. to New York in the world's only algae fueled plug-in hybrid vehicle.  This modified Toyota Prius, called the...

Sure, Porsche is planning an electric vehicle, but it won't be in showrooms for years, and it probably won't ever be as charming as this 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster. If a carbon neutral vintage Porsche replica turns you on, check out this eBay listing posted by Jack Rickard. Jack is an EV...

Driving a mile on electricity always costs less than using gasoline for the same mile. Now Better Place, the consortium wiring Israel with electric-car recharging stations and battery quick-swap facilities, has upped the ante: They claim their electric cars will cost $4,500 to $7,500 less than...

To green-car fans, the idea of an ultra-aerodynamic electric two-seater sounds pretty familiar, right? Think the late, lamented EV1 from General Motors, subject of the controversial documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? But for more than 4,000 people who've put down deposits on the 2011 Aptera...

According to Volkswagen, a deal has been signed with Varta Microbattery.  The joint venture will give VW additional access to advanced batteries for upcoming electric vehicles. Volkswagen currently has similar deals with additional battery makers including Toshiba, Sanyo and BYD. This newest joint...

Prior to the weekend break, Massachusetts based lithium-ion battery supplier A123 Systems became public by joining in on the stock market.  Read our earlier report here. The company offered 28,180,501 shares to NASDAQ opening at $13.50 a share.  Trading was hot as bidders quickly shot the price...

 On Sep. 23, 2009, Arcimoto, of Eugene, Oregon, debuted a 3 wheel electric vehicle called Pulse.  The Pulse seats two, has a range of 50 - 100 miles and a top speed of 55 mph and an estimated price below $20,000.  For $500, you can reserve your place to order one of three hundred vehicles to be...

Honda makes vehicles of numerous types.  From automobiles, to ATVs, to motorcycles, to snowmobiles and so on.  Now they are adding an additional model to their lineup and this one comes with only one wheel attached.  Honda unveiled the U3-X mobility device just days ago as they look to expand...

Nissan Has a Winner In the Safe Small Car Category