Last month news surfaced online of a Limo company taking a Nissan Leaf, stretching it, and making it into a limo. All the proof we had at the time was a blurry video from the Limo’s shop. Now, Imperial Coach Builders in Springfield MO has built what it calls the first 100% all electric limo… Continue reading Nissan Leaf limo video
On August 4th, The Discovery Channel will run an episode titled ‘Birth of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV’. The show will run in Canada, with no word if or when it will show in the U.S. The episode airs August 4 at 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific. U.S. i-MiEV fans should probably keep their eyes on the listings,… Continue reading Discovery channel to run ‘Birth of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV’
For the first time ever, BMW will sell some of its cars online – and it’s the electric vehicles like the BMW i3 and BMW i8 that have spurred the changes. BMW’s i brand vehicles will be sold online. The first on-sale target date for an i brand vehicle is late 2013, so it will… Continue reading BMW will sell its first i Cars online
Alverez Electric Motors Company unveiled a line-up of electric vehicles last week at the National Association of Minority Auto Dealers in Las Vegas. The vehicles look just like any other low-speed electric vehicle. Alverez EVs will be sold in Ecocentres which are part of a dealership network dedicated to economical, environmentally friendly fleet and consumer… Continue reading Alverez low speed electric vehicles unveiled in Vegas
Yet another electric vehicle concept from Volkswagen that is unlikely to make it even close to production (see the E-up! and the Golf PHEV). We first caught a glimpse of the VW E Bugster concept before the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Three months later, it was back at the Beijing Motor Show. The E-Bugster concept… Continue reading Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept
A 700 acre community in Austin is taking part in a Chevy Volt test in an effort to consume less energy. The community, called Pecan Street, is also working with Sony, Whirlpool and Intel. 100 Chevy Volt range extended electric vehicles were offered to Pecan Street residents on a priority basis last September before the… Continue reading Austin community works with GM on Volt testing project
Of all the utility companies in the United States, just 22 of them, which operate in 11 states total, offer special rates for EV charging. Northeast Group LLC did a recent study of the special rates – tariffs – and found they come in the form of pre-set monthly rates or special off-peak rates for… Continue reading 6% of US utility companies offer EV charging incentives
What started back in May as a few owners noticing one less bar on their Leaf’s battery capacity display has now turned into a larger issue. Up to 50 Nissan Leaf owners are said to be having the same issue. The battery capacity loss is being noticed in hot areas of the country like Arizona.… Continue reading Nissan’s official response to the Leaf Battery degradation concerns
The Ford C-max Energi is expected to achieve more than 20 miles of pure electric driving – which is nearly double that of the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid. That means the C-max Energi can make the average American commute without any gasoline, and with a maximum electric-only speed projected to be faster than the Prius… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi receives 95 MPGe rating
On Friday Honda delivered the first all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV to a couple that lives in Southern California. The 2013 Honda Fit EV is the latest alternative-fuel vehicle from Honda. The Fit electric vehicle and is rated at 118MPGe making it the highest rated electric vehicle beating the previous leader, the Mitsubishi i, which… Continue reading Honda Fit EV – first delivery in California
General Electric’s WattStation charging stations are being blamed damaging the Nissan Leaf on board charger in some cases. GE has acknowledged the issue with the charging station and is working with Nissan to solve the issue. One Nissan dealership int he San Francisco area emailed Leaf owners telling them not to use the WattStation because… Continue reading GE WattStation charging stations damaging some Nissan Leafs
The Chevrolet Volt website keeps a log of the total miles driven by all of the Volts currently out in the wild – on the road, being used in everyday life. This is done via the in-car data system that sends info to Chevrolet as part of the rich media infotainment system. Chevrolet reports that… Continue reading Chevy Volt owners travel 100 million miles, mostly electric
For a while, many electric vehicle charging stations have been free to use – partially because they were installed to attract EV drivers to certain businesses, and because the businesses support the idea of greener transportation. Recently, many of those businesses have started requiring payment via credit card to use the charging station. All of… Continue reading Free charging is going the way of the Dodo bird
It’s not the first time an electric vehicle has been added to a police fleet, but it still makes interesting news. The Nissan Leaf is going to be used as a police vehicle in Portugal. The electric vehicles will most likely be used for the Safe School Program, but the Nissan Leaf police vehicles are… Continue reading Portugal uses Nissan Leaf as police vehicle
It seems strange to say a car 2 years in the future is getting a new engine, so to be more specific, the concept car, off of which the 2014 Cadillac ELR is based, will be receiving a new engine. The 2014 Cadillac ELR is the brands first plug-in electric vehicle, and as such, needs… Continue reading 2014 Cadillac ELR gets new engine
