Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Hybrids, Nissan on Aug 6th, 2008
Nissan showed off their new electric car on Wednesday, packed with a battery developed by the automaker to deliver more power than the type common in current hybrids. Nissan’s electric EV-01 is slated to go on sale in 2010 in the U.S. and Japan and globally by 2012, reports the AP and MSNBC.com. It has […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars on Aug 4th, 2008
Our marketing director saw the following story on the Web about a new, 700-horsepower electric car from the U.K. It’s called the Lightning GT and the Aston Martin look-alike runs on 30 battery packs and four hub-mounted electric motors behind the wheel spokes. This sexy concept car debuted at the British Motor Show 2008 and […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Financing, GM on Jul 22nd, 2008
GM has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will happen when it releases its new electric vehicles in about two years, reports the AP and USA Today. The partnership includes the Electric Vehicle Research Institute and large utilities such as Southern California Edison and […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Electric cars on Jul 22nd, 2008
One of the stand out cars at the 2008 British Auto Show was a little electric car called the Nice MyCar. The Nice MyCar is an Italian electric two-seater. It is set to go on sale in the U.K. this fall priced at just under $18,000. While technical details on the MyCar will only be […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, GM on Jul 18th, 2008
Senator John McCain, Republican presidential candidate, spoke to General Motors workers today about the economy and how it has affected their industry. McCain visited the GM site in Michigan that is developing the Chevrolet Volt, a long-range electric car, reports Yahoo and the AP. He spoke at a town hall event with workers at the […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Technology on Jun 23rd, 2008
Last week, John McCain suggested lifting the federal ban on offshore oil drilling to increase domestic oil production. Now, it seems McCain has hopped on the bandwagon of alternative technology to run our vehicles. McCain is proposing a $300 million government prize to whoever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology. The […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars on May 30th, 2008
The U.S. will be getting an all-electric car in 2009. The car is called the Think City and is manufactured by a Norwegian company called Think Global AS. U.S. venture capital investors have backed the company in this endeavor. These same investors helped build Silicon Valley, according to the Wall Street Journal. The petite car […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, Electric cars, Future Cars, GM on May 7th, 2008
This recent article appeared in Autonews24h.com. It talks about how Washington D.C. area drivers are pushing for electric vehicles. Well actually they are fuel-cell vehicles, but you will understand once you read on. The project will be aptly named Project Driveway. It is proof that consumers really want this technology, and they want it now! […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars on May 2nd, 2008
Bentley is a storied mark. They have been around for almost a century and in that time the British auto manufacture has kept itself abreast in rich tradition. Building luxurious cars for the wealthy and famous is Bentley’s specialty. But now this British icon of motoring is about to look to the future instead of […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Cost of Ownership, Electric cars, Research on Mar 22nd, 2008
In a world where hybrid cars seem to only extend the life of fossil fuel usage, it’s only right to give credit when a company comes up with an alternative (key word here) that does not run on dead dinosaurs at all. Mitsubishi is that company, and recently they revealed a prototype for a […]
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