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Thinking about trading in your clunker for a nice, new, fuel-efficient car? Take a breath; the first-week success of the Car Allowance Rebate Systems (CARS) program, better known as "Cash for Clunkers," looks to be continued at least through Labor Day. Last Friday, the US House of Representatives...

Every August, executives from the world's auto industry gather in Traverse City, Michigan, for what's known as the Management Briefing Seminars. It's a mix of presentations, news, schmoozing (and, traditionally, golf) that ended yesterday. This year, the audience was down by one-third over last...

As expected, the US Senate voted yesterday to add $2 billion more to the Car Allowance Rebate Systems (CARS) program--better known as "Cash for Clunkers". President Barack Obama is expected to sign it today. The vote approved a bill identical to the one passed last Friday by the US House of...

Even though the LEAF EV can only make it 100 miles before needing a recharge, and the Toyota Prius can drive limitlessy, Nissan predicts their electric car will outsell the Prius. "Hybrids won't get you there, range extended (plug-in hybrids) won't get you there," said Larry Dominique, Nissan North...

Recently we reported on Nissan and eTec's combined efforts to roll-out the largest EV project and charging station effort in U.S. history. Read more about it here.  Now, Portland General Electric has joined in the effort to put the charging infrastructure for EVs in place throughout Oregon as...

In July we informed you of Volvo's plans to collaborate with lithium-ion battery maker, Ener1, to test plug-in hybrid versions of the V70 wagon. Today, the New York Times is reporting that the V70s may not be the only EV on Volvo's drawing board. According to a source who spoke on condition of...

The electric car karma has been very intense this August. First Nissan unveiled its LEAF EV, then the US government injected $2.4 billion into the EV industry, and most recently GM confirmed a plugin hybrid baby Buick Enclave is on its way. In a new interview, Nissan direct of product development...

Well, the other shoe finally dropped. General Motors said today that the plug-in version of its Two-Mode Hybrid system would be fitted to a Buick crossover to be introduced next year, with the plug-in arriving in 2011. That'll be at least a few months after the arrival of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt...

It's now clearer than ever: Electric cars are coming to showrooms near you. They will be fully competitive, their makers are deadly serious, and they will be "real cars" rather than the golf carts people seem to worry about. At GreenCarReports.com, we've experienced the 2011 Chevrolet Volt mule...

Today General Motors announced it will be building a brand new plug-in hybrid Buick compact crossover. The new car is similar in styling and features to the popular Buick Enclave but smaller. It will be launched in 2010 with a fuel efficient direct injection 4 cylinder engine or an optional V6. In...

Recently we reported that the world's largest car sharing service Zipcar has added several hybrids and an EV to their fleet of available vehicles in London.  They have also added a charging station at the London location.   Despite the addition of these advanced technology vehicles, Zipcar...

In May, Italian supercar maker, Ferrari, entered the hybrid fray with a patent application for four-wheel drive systems utilizing electric motors. Today, Lamborghini has tossed its cap into the ring. According to Car Advice, in a recent interview with the German magazine, Automobilewoche...

As part of the $2.5 billion recovery act funding awarded to the electric car industry, the Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), ECOtality, Inc.(OTCBB: ETLY), was given a very important and symbolic portion. They will team up with Nissan to deploy the largest electric vehilce and...

We are green with envy here at All Cars Electric as the writers over a Popular Science got a rare chance to test drive one of the first production-based Nissan LEAFs. The drive is one of the first in the actual vehicle shown in the picture, not the Versa bodied vehicle, nor the Cube bodied EV as...

Manufacturer Will Build Advanced Batteries In the U.S.

This morning's Detroit News lists the amount of cash each state has gotten thus far under the Car Allowance Rebate Systems (CARS) program, better known as "Cash for Clunkers". The paper notes, "Michigan ranks No. 1 in the nation ... with $34.4 million requested from the federal government as of...

Does the Clubman Have the Edge Over the Standard MINI Cooper?

Sometimes you have to run something just 'cause it's goofy. And so it is with today's item, showing the Japanese-market "DecoPrius" concept whose goal is to lure young women's interest back to a product they view as increasingly anti-social: the automobile. In urbanized Japan, cars are far less...

Alan Taub, 54, is currently Executive Director in charge of Research & Development at General Motors. He joined GM R+D as executive director in 2001, and on October 1, he will replace Larry Burns as the company's Vice President of R+D. GreenCarReports.com interviewed Dr. Taub directly after his...

Seating capacity 5 Max speed Over 90 mph Drive powertrain layout Front motor, front drive Battery Laminated lithium-ion battery Electric motor (power, torque) High-response synchronousAC motor 80 kw, 280 Nm Battery capcity/power 24 kWh/Over 90 kW Cruising range Over 100 miles, US LA4 mode Major...