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
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
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
Last night Tesla revealed the all new Tesla Model X- a 100% electric crossover vehicle – at a red-carpet style event at the Tesla Design Studios in Hawthorne California. The Model X will start production late next year with full production expected in 2013. As rumored, the Tesla Model X has falcon-wing doors that are… Continue reading Tesla Model X revealed, available late 2013
BMW has recently opened it’s recruitment process to find 700 potential drivers for it’s BMW ActiveE electric vehicle. BMW is calling the drivers Electronauts, and they are being touted as forward thinking adventurers. The 2012 BMW ActiveE trial will be run for 2 years as part of BMW’s Project i. Project i is a scheme… Continue reading BMW ActiveE registration open for limited number of leases
Perhaps not wanting to be left out, Hyundai shows a concept of an electric vehicle at the 2012 Detroit auto show. The Hyundai Elantra Electric looks just like the gasoline Elantra except for some electric stickers and unique badges. Hyundai is calling it a concept, but it goes to show that automakers are giving more… Continue reading Hyundai Elantra Electric concept at the 2012 Auto Show in Detroit
Volvo currently makes a V60 Plug-in Hybrid electric vehicle, but it’s a diesel electric hybrid that will only be available in Europe starting in the fall of 2012. There is a straight gasoline version of the V60, but it isn’t sold in the US currently, so it’s unlikely the V60 plug-in hybrid will end up… Continue reading Volvo XC60 Plug-In concept at the Detroit Auto Show
Sim Drive, a company run by Hiroshi Shimizu, sees the Sim Lei electric vehicle as one of the cheapest electric vehicles available in North America. Lei stands for leading efficiency in-wheel motor, and the electric prototype has exceeded the target of 300 km on a single charge. Although the car is only tentatively scheduled for… Continue reading SIM-drive’s Lei electric vehicle aiming for 2013
Earlier this year, Chrysler delivered the first 20 units of its coming 140 Ram plug-in hybrid truck test fleet. 10 Ram Plug-in Hybrid trucks went to Clark County Nevada, and 10 went to Yuma Arizona. The Chrysler Plug-in Hybrid pickup truck project is a $97 million effort, with the Department of Energy contributing $40 million… Continue reading Chrysler to deploy Dodge Ram Plug-in Hybrid trucks for testing
I’ll admit, the title is a bit of a lead on. Yes, Aptera is out of business, and yes there is a youtube video of employees smashing Aptera car bodies with forklifts, but we’ve now learned (via Fox News) that the video was made back in the Spring of 2011. It was first believed that… Continue reading Aptera employees smashing car bodies, auction of remaining assets
