Archive for 2010
Mercedes-Benz will nearly double its investment in batteries and fuel-saving engines as part of an effort to offer electric vehicles, Daimler AG development chief Thomas Weber said this week.
The Daimler luxury car unit will spend $1.4 billion in…
In an effort to salute Americans who have chosen to switch to electric cars (EV’s), InterPark garages in downtown Chicago are installing charging stations at 12 of its facilities. In addition, electric car owners get to charge for no charge…
The all-new Ford Focus Electric, which debuts in the U.S. late next year and in Europe in 2012, will be powered by an advanced lithium-ion battery that utilizes heated and cooled liquid to help maximize battery life and gas-free…
We found this awesome video that was released covering the new Porsche 918 Spyder plugin hybrid supercar. The Porsche 918 Spyder (known internally as Project XG10) is a mid-engined concept sports car designed by Porsche and first shown at the…
The Hyundai Blue-Will concept isn’t entirely new; it first appeared last April at the Seoul Motor Show. However, it is making its North American debut next week in Detroit. What makes the Blue-Will special is that it is Hyundai’s…
Automakers will sell a total of 3.24 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles worldwide between 2010 and 2015, according to a report released Wednesday.
It will be Chinese and U.S. drivers buying most of these vehicles,…
REVA, an automobile company based in Bangalore, India, is preparing to launch its own plug-in models, except with a twist. Shown off at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and scheduled for production early this year, the NXR, a 3-door,…
I love my 160-gig iPod Classic, but my kids tell me it’s a dinosaur. The darned thing must be three or four years old. The situation with instantly obsolete electronics is roughly analogous to that of electric car chargers. If…
The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation on Monday proposed a fuel economy label overhaul to reflect how electric and alternative fuel vehicles stack up against gasoline passenger vehicles.
The federal agencies released two new labels that officials expect…
Sit down and take a deep breath, EV fans. The Nissan Leaf electric car will cost $32,780 when it rolls into showrooms in December. Add in the federal EV tax credit, and the bottom line is $25,280, a price…