A new fee, established as Section 10 of Engrossed House Bill 2660, will see a $100 annual fee for 100% electric vehicles. The new code says that starting on February 1st, 2013, vehicles powered only by electricity and capable of speeds higher than 35 mph will have to pay a $100 fee each year when… Continue reading Washington State EV owners to pay $100 annual fee
Ford has announced that the official EPA rating on the soon to be available 2013 Fusion Energi is 108 MPGe in the city and 92 MPGe on the highway, for an overall rating of 100MPGe combined. These figures makes the Ford Fusion Energi America’s most fuel efficient sedan and can help save customers an estimated… Continue reading Ford Fusion Energi receives EPA rating of 100MPGe
According to Reuters, Fisker Automotive has been denied over $33 million in damages by XL Group PLC insurance company. 338 Fisker Karma electric vehicles were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy while awaiting shipment at port in New Jersey. The policy Fisker had from XL covered up to $100 million in damages, but the issue is whether… Continue reading Fisker sues insurance company over hurricane damaged Karmas
We’ve seen spy shots of the upcoming 2013 BMW i3 electric vehicle before, but this is the first set of photos of one with the range extending engine. How do we know it’s the i3 REx version? They were caught refueling it at a gas station. The BMW i3 electric vehicle will come with an… Continue reading BMW i3 REx spy photos
The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is set to launch on January 24th in Japan. Touted as the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Outlander PHEV provides an all-in-one electric vehicle, 4wd, and SUV experience. On January 24, 2013, the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid will go on sale at dealerships throughout Japan with a suggested retail… Continue reading Japanese launch of Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV set for Jan 24
Ford is talking with the EPA about hybrid mileage tests, but not over any particular models. The openness about communication between the agency hasn’t kept people from filing a class-action lawsuit against Ford over mileage claims for the C-max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid mileage claims. Way back in August, Ford announced that the Fusion and… Continue reading Ford dealt class-action lawsuit over C-max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid mileage claims
The Air Resource Board of California (CARB) has approved the first car that meets the most stringent smog-emission standard there is (aside from zero-emission areas that is). The 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid produces a mere 20 milligrams of smog-forming emissions per mile – this makes it the first gasoline powered car for sale in… Continue reading 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid is CARB’s first SULEV20 gas car
Without much fanfare, the Smart Electric Drive has received its EPA ratings. Previously written about on the My Electric Car Forums blog, the Smart Electric Drive was at 100 MPGe below the Mitsubishi i-Miev’s 112 MPGe overall rating. In an email sent out by Mercedes Benz yesterday, the heading says ‘Unguzzle. Uncar. EPA rated at… Continue reading Smart Electric Drive receives EPA ratings
Toyota is offering a limited number of customers a $5,000 cash back plug $2,500 in ‘loyalty cash’. If purchasing a Toyota Rav4 EV by January 7, buyers can also get 0% financing. If you factor in the $7500 federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles and the $2,500 clean vehicles rebate from the state of California,… Continue reading Up to $7500 incentives for Toyota Rav4 EV
Ford is boasting about its C-max Hybrid and C-max Energi – combined sales of the C-max models have outsold the Prius plug-in and Prius V in the first full month the C-max Energi and Hybrid were available. According to Ford, over 4,840 C-max Hybrids and C-max Energi plug-in hybrids were sold in November 2012, compared… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi and Hybrid break sales records
On January 15th at the North American International Auto Show (in Detroit), Cadillac will unveil the all new ELR. Sent in an email early this morning, Cadillac provided one teased image of the ELR outline, along with a few comments about how the ELR is confidently sculpted and has state of the art electric propulsion… Continue reading New Cadillac ELR to be unveiled Jan 15
Ford is talking to the US Environmental Protection Agency about how it tests fuel economy performance on new vehicles. These talks were spurred on by reports that the new Fusion Hybrid and C-max Hybrid are falling short of the mileage ratings assigned by Ford. The EPA only tests about 15% of new vehicles, while the… Continue reading Ford is talking to EPA about hybrid mileage tests
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe is expected to have a 1.5 liter 3 cylinder engine driving the rear wheel sand an electric motor driving the front wheels. Combined output power is predicted to be just under 400 horsepower and just over 400 lb-ft of torque. There are estimates that the BMW i8 will… Continue reading No specs, but more spy photos of BMW i8
In a recent press release from BMW, the automaker tells of the 40 years of development in electric mobility. Starting with the BMW 1602 and ending with the release of the BMW i3 in late 2013, BMW has launched a series of research and development project in order to bring an improved and more efficient… Continue reading BMW tells of 40 years of electric mobility development
It’s been just over 2 years since Nissan first started selling the Nissan Leaf. It’s also been a few years in the making for the Smyrna, TN Nissan factory. The facility in Smyrna is the largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant in the United States and has just started production of the battery components for the… Continue reading Nissan Leaf battery production starts in Smyrna TN
The BMW Group and Boeing Aerospace have signed an agreement to collaborate and partner in joint research for carbon fiber recycling. The two companies have also agreed to share manufacturing knowledge and explore automation opportunities. BMW is pioneering carbon fiber usage in a production automobile with the upcoming BMW i3 and BMW i8 electric vehicles.… Continue reading BMW and Boeing colaborate on Carbon Fiber Recycling
The Ford C-max Energi is now allowed to wear the New York carpool lane sticker. Cars with these stickers have access to a 40 mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway for single occupied commuter cars. According to recent studies, workers in New York spend more time driving to and from work than anywhere else… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi gets access to NY HOV lanes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association has finished crash testing the 2012 Coda Sedan, and the results were mixed. Several of the tests earned 5 stars, while others were as low as 2 stars. NHTSA issued a recall for the 2012 Coda Sedan over its side and window airbags, so the test results actually list… Continue reading 2012 Coda Sedan Crash Tested
