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By all accounts, the Tesla Roadster is a stupendous drive. It's fast, it grips the road and it doesn't use a drop of gas. For all of this, the driver is treated to one retractable cup holder and one passenger. Got luggage? Forgedaboutit. This green machine is intended for two things - looking...

BMW rarely screws up, but the 450 Mini E test cars now going to eager US drivers are markedly worse than prototypes from other makers

Volvo, with project partner Vattenfall, a Swedish energy supplier, aim to put a PHEV on the road by 2012. Volvo is calling this push for zero-emissions vehicles DRIVe Towards Zero. "There is no doubt that the environmental issue is at the very top of Volvo Cars' product development agenda right...

With the announcement of GM's bankruptcy, you can definitely count on one thing.  Michael Moore will have something to say.  And he sure does. Most will never forget Moore's documentary "Roger and Me".  Nor will they forget the controversy that ensued after the release of the movie when your...

Today, officials for the city of Cincinnati will unveil plans to allow electric vehicle drivers to park for free within the city limits. Officially, Cincinnati only lists the ownership of 8 EVs city wide, but those 8 people will be able to do something that other car drivers cannot, they will park...

Firefly, the 6 year old startup battery company that we previously reported on has additional information regarding their second generation advanced lead acid battery.  You can read the original story here  Firefly Develops Breakthrough Lead Acid Battery After making the first generation battery...

The partnership announced last month between Daimler and Tesla has been widely discussed.  The agreement, Daimler gets about a 10% stake in Tesla and provides some funding to the company and in return gets their electric drivetrain expertise. At this point, we know Daimler's interest.  It will...

  The drama that is EEStor continues to unfold.  The secretive company is known to be working on developing a radical new type of battery that offers several times the energy storage at a fraction of the size and weight of modern day lithium ion batteries.  The material would theoretically have...

We have a new most-popular post, our item on Ferrari's plans to launch a hybrid, as well as some old Volkswagen diesel favorites

Readers are eager for all kinds of information on the new 2010 Toyota Prius, though a Prius-Jetta TDI comparison sneaks into 5th place

It Isn't Stateside...Yet.

With pre-orders of the new Prius in Japan exceeding expectations, Toyota was considering holding or reducing shipment to the U.S. until they could meet the demand in Japan, but has now reconsidered and will increased production instead. Initially, Toyota had set a sales goal of 100,000 units in...

The Lumeneo Smera, a French built pint sized electric car went on sale earlier this month for 24,500 Euros or about $33,000. The Smera was on display for its first public viewing at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.  Since then, it has made a few appearances throughout the world with stops in France...

The rush to the White House is on as automakers, battery makers, and other suppliers have flooded Washington in search of funding.  Sound familiar, asking Washington for money has become commonplace today, but this is a little different.  Washington has agreed to give out money and lots of it to...

The Cash For Clunkers program presented by the House of Representatives a few weeks back has hit a brick wall as the Senate decides to offer up what they say is a better plan.  The program which we talked about here, Cash for Clunkers Approved by House, has been widely praised by many as a way to...

Some Good and Some Bad, But What Does It All Mean?

Nissan is enduring hard times right now and is seeking $1.1 billion in low interest loans from the U.S. Government to help fund their hybrid and electric vehicle programs. The government has set aside $25 billion in funding to help support advanced technologies in the automotive field.  These...

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From Miley Cyrus parking in a handicapped slot to geeky multi-culti Prius rap, we give you grim Prius idiocy on the way to the weekend

The privately held company Bright Automotive has added a bright science star to its lineup of employees.  The company welcomes the addition of Evan House as their vice president for battery development. Evan House has formerly worked for well known scientific and technology related companies such...