Electric Cars

Today, 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Captain and Anaheim Ducks Hockey Team Captain, Scott Niedermayer, will take delivery of a Honda FCX Clarity during a press conference at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.  The press release states that "Niedermayer, an avid outdoorsman and environmental...

Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co., the supplier of the ZX40S Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) sold domesticly by Miles Electric Vehicles, is hoping to sell most of its 2010 production of 3,000 vehicles in the United States - double last years sales.  It appears the NEV market is expanding...

Audi's stance on alternative energy vehicles has changed quite often in the past few months.  The company is persistent that its diesel technology is the way of the future, but has not completely written off hybrids and electrics.  Though the E-tron electric vehicle will see limited production in...

It's certainly no secret that Toyota has led the way for many years in the hybrid vehicles segment.  The company leads in sales with the Prius and numerous other models taking top spots on the sales charts.  Toyota also leads the way in hybrid technology development.  It should really come as no...

Apparently James Bond won't be going green any time soon. In a report published by Auto Telegraaf today, Aston Martin boss, Dr. Ulrich Bez, said that current hybrid systems aren't a good match for Aston Martin's performance car reputation. Bez did, however, open the door for a hybrid vehicle as...

Norwegian automaker Think, which barely escaped complete dissolution last year thanks to capital injections from new strategic partners Ener1 and Valmet, continues to forge ahead and has apparently chosen a site near Middlebury, Indiana to construct a major EV assembly plant inside the U.S.. In...

If you have followed this site for awhile, you are probably aware that we have covered the company Aptera on countless occasions.  Recently, it was reported that the company was facing both financial struggles and widespread firings (or a leave of absence as the company has stated). At this point...

Are lithium ion batteries the key to the future of EVs?  According to John German, author of "Hybrid Powered Vehicles" published by the SAE and former Honda engineer, the answer is no.  But li-ion will have a place in the field of advanced vehicles.  As German told HybridCars.com in an...

While some automakers downsized and reorganized in response to the "Great Recession" one Taiwanese brand made its worldwide debut at the Dubai International Motor Show late last month.   Luxgen, an electric vehicle start-up, put four vehicles on display at the show, one of which, they called the...

Our mission here at GreenCarReports.com is to cover the greener end of automobiles, for both new-car buyers and enthusiasts. But unlike other sites, we rarely cover conversions to add plug-in capability to existing cars or hybrids. Why? First, they're not available to mainstream car buyers and are...

Kandi Technologies, producer of go-carts, ATV's and the COCO mini-car has just announced an alliance with major Chinese energy, IT and battery companies to support a "new business model" for the adoption of electric vehicles.  Confusingly, they refer to this new business model as an "open...

Chrysler's ENVI program is, as we know it,  is gone.  But the electrification of vehicles in their lineup is not completely out of the picture.  A few months back, Chrysler officially announced that their ENVI program would be rolled into standard development and the ENVI group vanished. ...

There is some talk that the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid could make its U.S. debut in Detroit this month at the NAIAS, but this has not been confirmed by the company.  Honda has stated that the vehicle will make its first worldwide appearance in Japan next month.  But why wait to see the CR-Z, when...

In an effort to bring all sides of the story here on our site, we are presenting another research study about plug-in vehicles and hydrogen vehicles.  If you have followed the previous articles regarding the National Research Council study titled "PHEVs and EVs To Cost Tens of Thousands More Than...

Nemo Motors Corp., a Canadian manufacturer of recyclable electric utility vehicles located in the Province of Quebec, has just announced the delivery of its truck to the Government of Quebec.  The truck is slated to shuttle documents among buildings on the National Assembly Campus in Quebec City...

Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. has a bright outlook for 2010.  The makers of the popular all electric mid-size Newton delivery vehicle sees opportunity ahead for next year and there are numerous reasons why the company has a positive outlook.  The company will begin to ramp up production to double...

As many of our readers are aware, our editor in chief Lyle Dennis is one of the few select individuals to currently lease a Mini E prototype.  His journeys with this vehicle have been documented several times on our site and now, with the cold of winter upon us, new challenges and possible faults...

Investigations into Toyota products have forced the automaker to recall nearly 4.8 million vehicles in the U.S. this past year alone, a number that is more than four times higher than in any other year on record.  The last thing Toyota wants is yet another recall. Though this issue has not reached...

Awhile back we presented a story about the new Toyota concept hybrid vehicle that will be displayed at the North American International Auto Show.  All we had at that time was two teaser shots from the company and no additional information about the actual vehicle.  Now there is more info...

With our site focusing primarily on electric and hybrid cars and other forms of transportation, we are well versed in the ongoing discussion of afterlife for automotive lithium-ion batteries.  Many suggest that once batteries are incapable of use within a vehicle that they should be put to use...