Audi is bringing it’s A3 e-tron to California for TED2012 to announce it’s first e-tron pilot program for the US. Audi will be using a fleet of A3 e-trons in the San Francisco, LA, Washington DC and Denver areas later this year to test the e-tron’s hardware. Audi hasn’t announced how many A3 e-trons it… Continue reading Audi A3 e-tron coming to the US
Fisker has had some troubles recently including confusion and bad press surrounding it’s funding setbacks as well as the need to recall the Karma because of battery pack and software issue. Despite these recent setbacks, Fisker is moving ahead with plans to show the Fisker Surf at the Paris Auto Show later this year. The… Continue reading 2013 Fisker Surf will be at Paris Auto Show
Nissan USA has sent out an email to those who signed up to be ‘reminded’ of when they can order a Nissan Leaf. The email states the ‘Nissan LEAF will be available in US markets nationwide.’ ‘Your time has arrived. Orders for the 2012 Nissan LEAF will begin in March, making the Nissan LEAF available… Continue reading Email from Nissan says the Nissan Leaf will be available nation wide in March
Swedish automaker Volvo has announced it is participating in the Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra-Structure (ELVIIS) project in Europe. Together with Ericsson, utility company Göteborg Energi, and the Viktoria Institute, Volvo is helping to develop the future of electric vehicle charging. The project is working on advancing smart charging technology beyond simply plugging in and forgetting… Continue reading Volvo C30 electric vehicle taking part in ELVIIS research project
Infiniti has released the first official photos of the Emerg-E plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, and it looks just like the mid-engine supercar it was reported to be! No details have been released so we still don’t know anything like which wheels will be powered (rear gas and front battery like the BMW i8?), what the… Continue reading Photos of Infiniti Emerg-E
BMW has released a short video to help remind us of the up and coming BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, and the BMW i3 electric vehicle. The video is dramatic, but doesn’t really tell us anything new about the vehicles. The video even re-uses some footage shown last July of the BMW i8 and… Continue reading BMW releases new video of BMW i3, BMW i8
It may be slow, but growth in the alternative fuel vehicles has been steady. Electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and even natural gas powered vehicles are all becoming more common and getting a larger market share. With all of this, Big Oil companies still don’t appear to be worried – after all, the… Continue reading Japan’s Cosmo Oil wants a piece of the electric-vehicle-market pie
Last June, Volvo announced that production of the C30 electric vehicle had commenced. Volvo also announced that initially the Volvo C30 electric will be manufactured and delivered to customers throughout Europe. Volvo estimated that 230 C30 electrics will be built by the end of 2012. Volvo said that number could increase if needed. The Volvo… Continue reading Volvo C30 Electric still not being mass produced
Just a few weeks ago, Fisker Automotive announced it was laying off 66 US workers to help conserve cash. That’s because Fisker missed some production deadlines and may not receive all of the DOE funding it had originally been granted and had planned on. Many media outlets were reporting that Fisker would soon fail, but… Continue reading Fisker Automotive doing fine, according to CEO
Electric vehicles receive many negative reports in the mainstream media, and one of those is due to cold weather. Since electric vehicle’s batteries operate better in warm temperatures, people worry that range will be severely affected by cold weather. There’s also the issue of heating the cabin and occupants – electricity is very in-efficient at… Continue reading Coolest Experiment on the Planet tested electric vehicles in cold Helsinki
Volkswagen has announced it will start selling the Golf plug-in hybrid model in 2015 and is estimating that the Golf PLug-in Hybrid will be able to travel up to 30 miles on pure electric power. The VW Golf plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will likely use a 1.4 liter turbocharged engine and a 107 horsepower electric… Continue reading VW Golf Plug-in Hybrid will start selling in 2015
Nissan Canada sent an email out today stating that reservations for the Nissan Leaf in Canada are open to the general public – regardless of location in the country. No more waiting for an invitation, and no more worry about missing your opportunity to start the process of getting your Nissan Leaf. The email also… Continue reading Reservations for the Nissan LEAF in Canada are now open to the general public
Post distaster areas, like Japan after the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster, have already seen electric vehicles being used to power houses in the same manner a backup generator would. Japan decided to take it one step further in the city of Tokyo. A group of engineers from Mitsubishi and the National Police Agency connected a fully-charged Mitsubishi… Continue reading Mitsubishi i can power stop lights
The Washington State senate has passed a bill that will impose an annual fee of $100 to electric-vehicle drivers. Senate Bill 5251 was introduced a year ago by the Senate’s transportation committee chairperson. The bill’s goal was to find a way to compensate for the fact that electric vehicles put the same wear and tear… Continue reading $100 annual fee for Electric Vehicles passed by Washington State senate
Ford really is dedicated to giving customers the power of choice – the Ford Fusion will be the first vehicle to be available in gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid drive trains. Each of the Ford Fusion models is also expected to achieve top fuel economy in it’s class, which is no small feet. In order… Continue reading Ford earns nearly 500 patents with Ford Fusion Energi and Hybrid
US Nissan Leaf owners can now take their Leaf in to their dealer to receive a second update as part of a ‘voluntary service campaign’. The service update is supposed to boost the accuracy of the Nissan Leaf’s on board range estimate display, which driver’s have been complaining about for a while. On the Nissan… Continue reading Nissan Leaf gets another service update
Consumers who have put down money to pre-order a 2012 Ford Focus Electric are becoming more frustrated and worried as time goes on – and Ford is doing little to calm those fears. Back in October of 2011, Ford had told an inquiring customer that the Focus EV line had been moved back a quarter… Continue reading Ford Focus Electric unannounced delays
Next month at the Geneva International Auto Show, Mitsubishi will unveil it’s latest version of the Mitsubishi Outlander crossover. Mitsubishi says they will start selling a battery electric version of the CUV by the spring of 2013. Mitsubishi announced it will add an EV based Outlander to it’s vehicle lineup for during the 2012 fiscal… Continue reading Mitsubishi Outlander is going hybrid electric
