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 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
At Plug In 2011, Evatran announced that they were producing a system to allow you to charge your electric vehicle wirelessly. A powered pod is placed on your garage floor and you simply park your electric vehicle over it, and the vehicle charges. Since this technology is still expensive and requires more testing, Evatran, who… Continue reading Charge Your Electric Vehicle Wirelessly
Plug In America keeps a comprehensive listing of incentives for Electric Vehicles on their website. Listed by state, you can quickly and easily tell what tax credits, rebate, and what sales tax exemption an electric vehicle purchase in your state would qualify for. By looking at the list, you can also see that there can… Continue reading Federal and State incentives for Electric Vehicles and EV Conversions
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.
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
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?
