Posted in alternative fuel, Electric cars, Technology, Toyota on Dec 22nd, 2008
Toyota has announced plans to unveil a small electric “city car” concept at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. While no concrete details were given, a company spokesperson is said to have hinted at the fact that it would be related to the small iQ concept from earlier this year. The company said that this vehicle […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Hybrids on Dec 16th, 2008
Chinese auto manufacture BYD Auto has announced plans that it will show a production version of the company’s first plug-in electric hybrid, called the F3DM. What’s most shocking though, is that they are able to put their car on the market a full two years ahead of General Motor’s Volt project. The F3DM uses an […]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, BMW, Electric cars, Mini on Dec 15th, 2008
Recently, the folks over at Edmunds.com had a chance to drive the “production” version of Mini’s new fully electric Mini E. The reason I chose to highlight the word production is because that’s kinda stretching it a bit. Only 500 Mini E’s will be built and all carry a forced lease agreement. The price for […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Luxury vehicles on Nov 21st, 2008
Fisker Automotive Inc., the company founded by leading industry designer and coach builder Henry Fisker, has reached an agreement with Finland’s Valmet Automotive which will see production of Fisker’s Karma 4-door plug-in hybrid begin in fourth-quarter 2009. The goal is to reach 15,000 vehicle sales annually. Valmet will set up an all new and separate […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Electric cars, Fuel cell, Honda, Sports cars, Technology on Nov 20th, 2008
Honda has recently revealed a concept study that shows the company’s vision for the sports car of the future. Called the FC Sport, it’s a radical shape that definitely screams “I come from the future.” More specifically, it shows what a fuel cell sports car should look like. The FC Sport distinguishes itself with its […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars on Nov 13th, 2008
When I got word that Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus was giving the new Tesla Roadster a makeover I was really excited. Why when you see what they can do to Mercedes’ own vehicles, it’s only possible to imagine how much better it would be. That is, until I read the specs on what was done to […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars on Oct 31st, 2008
While most attempts at making a mass-produced electric car have fallen, Tesla Motors has been able to hang on, even though they’ve had their own share of bad luck and problems. The company’s first model, the Tesla Roadster, has been warmly received, but initial problems with the car’s transmission system delayed delivery and really tested […]
Posted in Electric cars, Mini on Oct 18th, 2008
In a surprising move, Mini has announced that they will make a fully electric version of the Mini called the Mini E. What is more impressive is that development of this car was kept so under the radar that few people knew of it’s existence. Once it’s spec’s were revealed, people were really impressed. […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Sports cars on Sep 4th, 2008
The Tesla Roadster promised us the future. A fully electric sports car capable of giving you all the thrills of motoring with non of the environmental drawbacks. Now that they’ve been on the road for a while owners are coming forth with the real cost to own one of these vehicles. While he describes his […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Future Cars on Aug 10th, 2008
In a recent public announcement Mitsubishi Motors said that it will partner with two California utility companies to conduct real world testing of it’s i MIEV electric car in the U.S. Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric are the two companies involved in this project. How exactly these companies are working together is […]
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