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
Turns out this is a little bit of a trick, because it’s not an individual – the first production version of the Honda Fit EV was delivered to the municipality of Torrance, California. Torrance also happens to be the head of Honda USA’a headquarters. The first Honda Fit EV is part of a real-world test… Continue reading First Honda Fit EV delivered to US customer
Premiered last September at the Frankfurt international motor show, Mercedes-Benz plans on selling the B-class E-cell extended range plug-in hybrid vehicle in the US. Joachim Schmidt, head of the German automaker sales and marketing division, didn’t say exactly when the extended range vehicle would debut in the U.S. A production version of the Mercedes B-class… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-class E-cell is coming to the USA
After first being promised for the US in 2011 (almost 4 years ago), the Chevy Spark is now coming to the US in late 2012 as a 2013 model. A year later, the Chevy Spark EV comes rolling silently to a dealership near you as a 2014 model. The 2014 Chevy Spark EV is being… Continue reading Chevy Spark EV planned for 2014
Fiat has had our attention for a few years now, since they first revealed the Fiat 500 Electric at an auto show back in 2010. The Fiat 500 Electric is under development and is going to be available in North America in 2012 as a 2013 model year. Here’s some spy photos that someone caught… Continue reading Fiat 500 Electric Spy Photos
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
Last year, at the 2011 Los Angeles International Auto Show, Honda officially unveiled the Honda Fit EV. A few lucky members of the press got to have a test drive a short time later, and they were all very impressed. Following those reviews and initial buzz on the internet, Honda hasn’t released many details, and… Continue reading Honda Fit EV available for lease or buy?
Back in January of 2010, an electric version of the Fiat 500 was on display at the Detroit Auto Show on the Chrysler stand. Two months later, Chrysler announced it would sell a Fiat 500 Electric in the US. Chrysler engineers in Michigan would develop and test the electric powertrain. Chrylser hasn’t revealed any details… Continue reading 2013 Fiat 500 Electric planned for the US
The Detroit Auto Show this year is just stacked full of green car announcements. When it was Honda’s turn today, they released a whole new version of the Honda Accord Coupe. While it was labelled as a concept and is being called a concept by Honda, they ensure us that it will make it to… Continue reading Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid planned for 2013
Picking up where many people feel Ford left off when they announced the Ford C-Max Energi wouldn’t have sliding doors or a third row of seats, Nissan has just debuted an all electric minivan dubbed the Nissan e-NV200. With design cues coming from the Nissan Leaf, the Nissan e-NV200 concept even sports the same Nissan… Continue reading Nissan debuts e-NV200 van at the Detroit Auto Show
Ford has announced it will be making a plug-in hybrid version of the Ford Fusion for the 2013 model year and it will be called the Ford Fusion Energi. Ford is claiming the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi is the most fuel-efficient midsize car in the world. The Ford Fusion Energi is on a faster than… Continue reading Ford unveils Ford Fusion Energi plug in hybrid electric vehicle
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
The largely anticipated Nissan Leaf electric vehicle will hit Australian dealers and showrooms in June of 2012. Initially, the Nissan Leaf will be sold at 13 dealerships in the main cities of Australia, and will be offered in other Nissan dealerships over the coming years. Nissan invested over $5 billion in their electric vehicle development… Continue reading Australian Nissan Leaf Price Announced
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
There are now 2 fully electric vehicles officially available and out in the wild in the USA. Today, the governor of Hawaii, along with the local dealership, delivered a 2012 Mitsubishi i to a happy couple. They are the first people to have ordered and received the Mitsubishi iMiev all electric vehicle. Last year the… Continue reading First Mitsubishi i delivered in Hawaii today
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.
Gaddafi, the former ruler of Libya, had an interest in cars, and in particular, electric cars. As the rebels overtook his deserted compound in Tripoli, they found many electric vehicles including a custom built, pure electric Fiat 500. The one-off electric vehicle was created by Castagna Milano, an Italian coachbuilder. The vehicle was ordered in… Continue reading Is any press good press for the Fiat 500 Electric?
