Electric Cars

 Nearly every major automaker has at least toyed with the idea of introducing a fuel cell powered vehicle sometime in the future.  Both Honda and GM have introduced fuel cell vehicles, but on a limited basis for testing purposes.  The technology is proven, as drivers of the Honda FCX Clarity GM...

Over the past weekend the Detroit Free Press ran an article about electric vehicles.  The article focused on the Detroit 3 and their varying approaches to the alternative propulsion category.  Surprisingly, the Free Press gives the nod to Ford as the only company out of the three to have the...

My alma mater, the University of Detroit Mercy, has now partnered with Ford to retrain automotive engineers to develop electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.  While this training program was developed to support Ford's desire to prepare their engineers for future EV / HEV developments, the program...

We recently brought you the review of the Chevy Volt in charge-sustaining mode presented by New York Times writer Lindsay Brooke.  His review praised the vehicle overall, but he was not fond of the charge-sustaining mode stating that it needed additional work.  Aside from Brooke, only one other...

Nissan has released another video in the series that feature the upcoming Nissan Leaf EV.  View the video in its entirety below. This new video reveals a few addition details about the Leaf.  According to the company, the Leaf will feature LED powered headlights and taillights.  This design and...

Quantum, the engineering arm of Fisker Automotive, has come up with a military vehicle it has dubbed the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CREV) Diesel/Electric Hybrid. Like a smaller, more efficient Hummer, the CREV is said to be able to cover long distances very quietly, the better to sneak up...

Liuqiu, an island off the southern coast of Taiwan, will spend as much as $15.5 Billion over the next three years to replace all gas cars and scooters with electric vehicles.  By the end of that period, all vehicles on the island will be required by law to be emissions-free. The plan covers buses...

Plug-in vehicles are a savior for the environment, at least according to research conducted by groups such as the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC).  According to their studies conducted back in 2008, CO2 emissions could drop by as much as 450...

Two lucky, select journalist have no had the chance to test the Chevy Volt in charge-sustaining mode and although the vehicle is still not perfect, the overall review from Lindsay Brooke of the New York Times is positive and enlightening. Brooke was one of only two journalists to try out the Volt's...

Those mischievous blokes at Top Gear are at it again. When tasked with creating a Chevy Volt competitor, the hosts of the BBC's auto-enthusiast program (Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond) put together the sight for sore eyes pictured here. They call it the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust...

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. (BAIC),which is currently operating in partnership with German car-giant Daimler AG, has unveiled a new electric car aimed at carving some of the domestic electric car market away from Chinese rivals BYD and Chery. The BE701 is a four door sedan capable of...

ECOS is known for the electric retrofitting of old Volkswagens -  for around $12,500, you can have your  Beetle converted into highway capable electric commuter. But capitalizing on the availability of off-the-shelf componentry and the relative simplicity of EV powertrains,  ECOS is hoping to...

The Aptera saga continues with a new report coming from Gas 2.0 who cites countless sources within the company.  Gas 2.0 is reporting that the companies financial problems, mismanagement, vehicle revisions, and employee unrest could truly unravel the entire company. According to the report, the...

Attendees excitedly swarmed around a prototype of the all-electric 2012 Ford Focus EV at an October conference held on Microsoft's Redmond campus, outside Seattle, Washington. But a newer, nice, cooler, and much flashier prototype of the 2012 Focus EV made its debut a few weeks earlier in rather...

Last Wednesday night, Brammo may have gotten the break through they have been searching for.  NBC Nightly News aired a piece highlighting the electric motorcycle giving the company the national attention needed. The news centered around a new kind of biker gang in the Oregon area.  This biker...

The automaker Peugeot has not been high on the list of either electric or hybrid vehicles.  Truth is, the company shows only a hint of interest in either category right now with a few concepts displayed here and there and a small offering of hybrid models.  Their largest commitment involves...

Bring on the carmakers.  Toshiba is looking to sign approximately five carmakers to deals for the companies newly released lithium batteries intended to provide motivation to EVs. According to a report in the Financial Times of London, the head of Toshiba said that the company will enter the EV...

  Daimler AG reported today that production of the second generation Smart ForTwo Electric Drive (ED) has begun at their plant in Hambach, France. The ForTwo employs modern lithium-ion batteries to store power for the car's electric drivetrain. The new car builds on the first generation vehicle...

If any one company seems to hold an edge in fuel cell powered vehicles, that company has to be Daimler.  Though GM has expertise in the field, as does Honda, Daimler has several generations of working fuel cell powered vehicles in daily use around the globe.  Recently, the company introduced its...

Recently we reported on the internal shake up going on over at Aptera.  Previously, we had followed the story of other sources stating that both co-founders of the company had been released.  However, Popular Mechanics is now reporting a much different story. According to the Popular Mechanics...