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MINI E Electric Car 1 Year Test Drive

The automotive world held it's breath as Mitsubishi announced the production schedule for the i-MiEV.  Would they be the first major automaker to bring an EV to market and sell to the general public?  Close, but not quite.  And close doesn't get you a world's first.  Of all companies, Subaru...

Constant speculation over the course of the last few months has put the price of the i-MiEV anywhere from $40,000 to $49,000.  However, with production underway and the first lessees walking away with their own i-MiEVs, Mitsubishi has finally set the actual price of the vehicle.  Converted to...

China is obviously committed to making the change from fossil fuels to electric power to move their vehicles. It seems that news of electric vehicle development is pouring out of China, with new partnership announcements coming one after the other every week. This deal is no exception, with Detroit...

Things change fast these days in the wacky world of automaking. Just last week, we pointed you toward the 2010 Pontiac Vibe, saying the last Pontiac was the best green car it had offered. Well, if you want one, you'd better act fast. General Motors announced yesterday that the last Vibe would be...

All that's left now is for President Barack Obama to sign the bill. Late last night, the US Senate voted 91 to 5 to pass a $106 billion supplemental spending bill for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan that includes $1 billion in "Cash for Clunkers" funding. Earlier, the Senate had barely defeated...

Renault has recently announced that they will unveil three new electric vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show this year. One of the three vehicles will be a concept EV set for a possible release date in 2012.  The other two vehicles have been mentioned before and they include the production ready...

On Tuesday, the Department of Energy made official announcements regarding the recipients of $11 million in funding that will go towards the development of advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles.  Many companies were in line, but the government dwindled down the list to just a few. Some...

  Late Thursday the US Senate passed the $106 billion war appropriations bill which had previously been passed by the House of Representatives.  Included in the bill was a $1 billion provision called "cash for clunkers."  This money is earmarked to give to US consumers who purchase new...

If you live in South Florida, your Fisker dealership is on its way. Car selling veteran, Warren Henry Zinn, plans to open a Fisker Chic showroom in North Dade County by the fourth quarter of 2009. The new facility will showcase Fisker's $87,900 plug-in hybrid Karma sports sedan. Zinn's current...

Until this spring, the Toyota Camry Hybrid was the only mass-market, four-door full hybrid sedan sold in the US. Then Ford introduced the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, and reporters have been comparing the two ever since. Perhaps to keep up with a newer, younger, hotter rival, the 2010 Toyota Camry...

Ford has set a record with the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid becoming the most patented car in history. With new technologies emerging in the auto history, patents are being filed to preserve the rights and innovation of many aspects of the car.  It comes as little surprise that Ford has applied for...

Plug In Conversion Group has release a software update that will allow converted plug-in Priuses to travel up to 70 mph in electric only mode. Toyota programming had previously limited the electric only speed to 34 mph, but by breaking the programming code, PICC has more than double the speed...

Who would have ever though that the pint size MINI would some day be part of a police force known for driving their full size Crown Vics, Caprice Classics, and more recently Dodge Chargers.  Well the day has come as the Los Angeles County police department will soon have 17 heading their way. ...

Continuing our sporadic series on other writers' reviews of the 2010 Toyota Prius, today we move to the hallowed grey pages of The New York Times. Yesterday, reporter and blogger Micheline Maynard wrote a detailed post on her impressions of the new 2010 Prius compared to her current 2009 model...

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MINI E Could Hit A Home Run If It Can Make It To Market

Hell is freezing over pretty frequently these days, it seems. Porsche, once the pinnacle of piston-engined power, will launch its first hybrid late next year. The 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid sport-utility will get gas mileage of at least 26 miles per gallon (less than 9 litres per 100 km)...

Recently, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been delivering a wave of commencement speeches at various universities. During a speech at CalTech last week, he is quoted as saying we needed to prepare for the "inevitable transition to electricity as the energy for our personal...

Once in a while, we cover other auto critics' reviews of the 2010 Toyota Prius. It's a major launch for the world's most popular hybrid, and it's being keenly watched by media the world over. So we like to see what they have to say. Most reviewers are fair, explaining what they liked and what they...