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Mitsubishi Adds To the EV Market Compeition

You can't bring a Fisker Karma Sunset home yet, but it can already be dubbed "award-winning." That's because the eagerly anticipated plug-in hybrid hardtop convertible was named the 2009 North American Production Preview Vehicle of the Year on Tuesday. The award is reserved for vehicles based on an...

Nissan who has spoken at great lengths about its family sized, moderately priced EV expected to enter into production soon and now has come forth with numerous details about the vehicle including a production schedule and official unveiling dates. The  unnamed EV from Nissan will be on display...

According to Daimler AG, parent company of Smart, an electric version of the Fortwo will go into production some time next year. The Smart Forwto Electric Drive has gone through successful trials in the UK and Daimler AG has agreed to give it the green light for production.   The production will...

This afternoon in Dearborn, Michigan at Ford's Research and Innovation Center, Energy Secretary Stephen Chu announced three recipients of DOE loans for advanced vehicle technologies.  The loans amount to a little over $8 billion and are aimed at developing fuel efficient vehicles.  The recipients...

Last week, we wrote that the smash success of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV is leading the company to plan five additional electric cars. We've now driven electric-car prototypes from a number of automakers: a 2011 Chevrolet Volt mule, the 2012 Nissan EV prototype, the 2012 Ford Focus EV prototype, and the...

You know a revolution has truly taken hold when one of the world's largest oil companies decides to launch its own electric car program. And today that is exactly what happened. In Baltimore, ExxonMobil has announced it will be sponsoring a new electric car sharing and rental program called AltCar...

Bob Lutz commented at great lengths in the Washington Post in a recent article related to the Detroit automotive industry.  Throughout the article, he touched on many aspects of the industry including the American car buyers' desire for a throaty V8 and sexy styling in a car.  But Lutz also...

Later today, Energy Secretary Stephen Chu is expected to announce the recipients of DOE loans aimed at helping to develop fuel efficient vehicles.  The total program brings up to $25 billion in funds to various automakers.  The official announcement will take place in Dearborn, Michigan. Ahead of...

Information is scarce, but the source is reliable as Mitsubishi announced at its annual shareholders meeting yesterday in Tokyo that they intend to sell a plug-in hybrid version of the i-MiEV in 2013. According to the company, the vehicle is in the plans at this point.  Why a plug-in version? ...

Today, Mitsubishi announced their plans to cut the price of the i-MiEV in half in by the mid 2010s.  They have set a new target price of 2 million yen or about $21,000 including tax breaks and incentives.  Currently, the i-MiEV will hits the streets in April for a purchase price of around $47,000...

European automakers may be taking tentative steps into hybrids, but much of their green-car strategy still depends on clean diesels, adapted from engines that power half the new cars in Europe. Six weeks ago, Volkswagen launched its "TDI Truth and Dares" publicity effort to convince the US public...

Toyota has logged 180,000 total orders for its new Prius, a number that crushes sales of the Insight. Through last minute price drops and high anticipation, Toyota has managed to pull off a stunning feat.  Initially, they expected to sell 10,000 Priuses a month, but demand is sky high leading to...

It's not every day that the CEO of a car company takes you for a ride. Especially if it's through the move-it-or-lose-it traffic of midtown Manhattan. In the rain. But Kevin Czinger seemed to enjoy it. We covered the 2011 Coda Sedan all-electric car when it launched three weeks ago. Now we've had a...

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is not one to shy away from controversy. Recently, Martin Ebehard, Tesla's former CEO, filed suit against the company for libel, slander, and breech of contract. Musk has written a new voluminous blog post in an effort "to correct several misconceptions propagated by...

The Question Is Will It Make It To the U.S.?

In a live webchat on Friday, our illustrious Editor-In-Chief, Lyle Dennis, posed a question to GM North America President, Troy Clarke, regarding collaboration with Toyota, given the American automaker's failed economic state.Dennis: What are some possible options under consideration for GM’s...

Denmark is one of the more progressive countries in the world where renewable energy is concerned. They've already partnered with Better Place and Nissan to build a charging infrastructure in support of widespread adoption of electric vehicles. They currently meet 20% of their energy needs with...

Say you're an eco-conscious tourist on vacation in Italy and you'd like to explore the outskirts of Milan, but you left your driver's license in the hotel safe. No problem. Catch a cab 25 miles northeast to Bergamo and rent an Italian-made Startlab Open Street EV. The Startlab is an electric...

South Korea has decided to give a go at creating a consortium on electric vehicles. The consortium will consist of governmental institutions, automakers, and battery manufacturers.  The group will be united in an effort to qork together to develop electric vehicles in the near future.  South...