At a special breakfast this morning, kicking off the start of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show media days, Vice President of General Motors North America, Alan Batey, made an announcement confirming the production of the 200 mile electric vehicle based on the Bolt EV concept unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. “The message from… Continue reading Chevrolet Bolt confirmed for production
The Audi Q7 e-Tron is the first plug-in hybrid diesel from the Volkswagen group, and it’s set to go on sale in the US and Europe this year! During the unveiling of the redesigned Q7 SUV at the North American International Auto Show, Audi announced that both the Q7 and Q8 will come in plug-in… Continue reading Audi Q7 e-Tron Diesel Quattro coming in late 2015
Remember when Mitsubishi announced there would be no 2015 i-MiEV? And how the 2014 model years are getting harder and harder to find (only 195 were sold in all of 2014) Fresh from Mitsubishi (via InsideEVs), is news that the 2016 i-MiEV will be headed to Mitsubishi dealerships as soon as March 2015! “…the 2016… Continue reading 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV headed to North America next month!
In an Automotive News article outlining a stalled sedan deal between Nissan and Mitsubishi was a small note about the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid. The article mentions that Mitsubishi dealers in the US will being receiving a wave of fresh products this year starting with the redesigned Outlander in July. Most interesting to us, is the mention of… Continue reading Mitsubishi confirms Outlander PHEV for USA in Spring 2016
Today at the North America International Auto Show, Chevrolet unveiled their Bolt EV concept vehicle. General Motors claims it will get more than 200 miles of electric range and have a starting price of around $30,000! The Bolt EV will not be a compliance vehicle as GM says it “is designed to offer long-range performance… Continue reading Chevrolet Bolt is 200+ mile EV starting at $30,000
The Wall Street Journal has access to some insiders – and the word from them is that Chevrolet will be debuting a 200 mile electric vehicle this coming Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. We’ve known for some time GM has been working on a pure EV, and it’s been speculated… Continue reading Chevrolet Bolt – 200-mile, $30,000 EV expected to debut on Monday
Late in December, Hyundai slipped a press release out announcing they would be launching an all-new Sonata Hybrid at the North American International Auto Show this month. Hidden deep within the announcement is the details that the Sonata Hybrid will also get a plug-in version! No details are available yet, but Hyundai says the new… Continue reading Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid coming later this year?
BMW is preparing a more ‘potent’ version of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar for the company’s centenary celebrations in 2016. In a recent article by Autocar, the new model, which is rumoured to be called i9, will use the same carbon fiber chassis as the i8, but will receive more aggressive styling (is that even… Continue reading BMW i9 will be a modified i8 with more power
Last week, MINI announced they would be offering an electric vehicle ‘soon’. BMW board member Peter Schwarzenbauer said that MINI was close to deciding whether or not to give the Superleggera Vision concept the green-light for production. Yesterday it was discovered that the company filed paperwork to patent a slightly modified version of the vehicle.… Continue reading MINI submits patent drawings of electric roadster
In a recent announcement from BMW Auto Group, the brand’s chief, Peter Schwarzenbauer, announced Mini will shrink its lineup from 8 models to 5 models. The downsizing of the lineup comes in an effort to “find the right balance between growth, on the one hand, and profitability, on the other,” according to Schwarzenbauer. It’s not… Continue reading Mini to Offer Electric Vehicle ‘soon’
While we are all about electric vehicles, and some argue that a fuel cell vehicle is not an EV, we still wanted to bring you this news as the Toyota fuel-cell vehicle is a vehicle where the wheels are driven by an electric motor. After many years of development and testing, Toyota has finally decided… Continue reading Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Sedan priced at $57,700
Currently in the formative stages at Porsche’s Research and Development Facility in Germany, Porsche is working on a secret 5-door vehicle that will fall into the lineup below the Panamera. The secret model has taken on the name Pajun around the internet – aka PANamera JUNior – as it will be smaller than the Panamera,… Continue reading Porsche planning all-electric all-new model to compete with Tesla
Apparently all Chevy Spark Electric Vehicles built in between January 17th, 2012 and July 29, 2014 are prone to having the secondary hood latch corrode. The corrosion could cause the striker to get stuck out of position, which increases the chance of the hood flipping up in front of the windshield while driving. Sounds like… Continue reading Chevy Spark recall for hood latch corrosion
About a month ago, Volkswagen announced they were auctioning off a Volkswagen e-Golf for charity in an auction they were calling “Take home the US’ first ever Volkswagen e-Golf.” That auction closed on Wednesday, Oct 29th, and the winning bid of $41,400 was placed by Bruce Oberg from Oregon. The closing price for the auction… Continue reading Volkswagen sells e-Golf via charity, makes first delivery in US on Halloween
Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko says the automaker will produce plug-in hybrid versions of the next generation ASX crossover and the Pajjero/Shogun SUV. The 2 plug-in hybrids will join the Outlander PHEV which is already on sale throughout Europe and in New Zealand. The conventionally powered ASX replacement will launch in 2016 and the plug-in version… Continue reading Mitsubishi plans ASX PHEV and Pajero PHEV
As strict carbon emissions requirements come into effect in Europe, Mercedes-Benz announces plans to roll at at least 10 new plug-in hybrid models by 2017! The first Mercedes vehicle with a plug (aside from the fully electric B-Class Electric Drive) will be the new long-wheelbase S500 plug-in hybrid that just launched in Europe. The vehicle… Continue reading Mercedes Benz S-500 plug-in hybrid comes in March 2015, ‘at least’ 10 other PHEV to follow
Since they didn’t display any plug-in hybrid models like all of the other global carmakers at the 2014 Paris Auto Show, Hyundai Motor Group faced criticism that they are not coping with the changing face of the global auto market. It’s welcome news that, according to the KoreanCarBlog.com, Hyundai Motor Group will release plug-in hybrid… Continue reading Plug-in versions of Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima coming in 2015
First introduced in September, the Passat GTE made its official unveiling at the 2014 Paris Motor Show earlier this month. The Passat follows the naming conventions of the Golf GTE – which is also a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The hybrid powerplant uses a 1.4 liter turbo gasoline engine and an electric motor for total system… Continue reading Volkswagen Passat GTE from the Paris Motor Show
