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Spy photographers have spotted the BMW i3 electric vehicle cold winter testing in Norway. Last time the BMW i3 was spotted, it was using a 600cc range extending engine back in November 2011. The range extended model is being dubbed the BMW i3 REx. Note the super skinny tires – perhaps for low rolling resistance,… Continue reading BMW i3 spy photos from winter testing
Government in Berlin is calling it Initiative 120. It’s an effort to have an eco-friendly fleet of police vehicles patrolling the capital city that will all have emissions of less than 120g/km – which is where the 120 in Initiative 120 comes from. 3 Toyota Prius hybrids have been delivered so far. 11 gas conscious… Continue reading Berlin Police add Toyota Prius to fleet of electric vehicles
At this year’s CES, Ford had a big presence as it always has. Ford had a number of vehicles on display including the Ford Fusion Energi and the Ford Focus Electric. However,one of the more interesting items from Ford is an in car application to help drivers make better use of their battery range in… Continue reading Ford’s Hybrid Route Planning
Fisker automotive has issued a recall notice on all 239 of it’s Fisker Karma electric vehicles. The Fisker Karma, with a price that starts at $103,000 US, is recalling the cars because of a fire hazard, according to a report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety administration. In the report, Fisker said a hose… Continue reading Fisker Karma is being recalled for fire hazard
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
The Fisker Karma has been dubbed a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that looks like a luxury car, drives like a sports car, and uses gas like a compact hybrid. Although it costs the same as a luxury car, that hasn’t slowed people down from putting down a $5000 deposit to secure their spot on the… Continue reading Buyers line up for the Fisker Karma
Electric vehicle manufacturers have long earmarked Canberra, Australia as being an electric vehicle hot spot. There’s plenty of people with fairly short commutes, and the city is fairly green-aware – lots of bicycles, farmers markets and the like. But since the Mitsubishi i-Miev came to market in August, Canberrans haven’t been rushing out to buy… Continue reading Australian Electric Vehicle sales seem slow
With every iteration of the Volkswagen Up! concept car, the release date moves further back. The most recent concept is the E Up! which is an all electric car that Volkswagen is talking about putting into production in a few years.
