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Chevy Volt Gets 37/93-MPG Rating, 60-MPG Average
With Nissan’s recent announcement of the Leaf EV’s official EPA fuel economy rating of 99-mpg average, the folks at Chevy were just receiving their EPA data for the Volt. Because of it’s unique drive system, the Volt’s numbers are far more complicated, however, and we’re probably just getting this release by Chevy now because it…
Mitsubishi Builds 5000th i-MiEV Electric Car
Mitsubishi recently reached a milestone with the completion of their 5000th i-MiEV electric car, which rolled off the line at its Mizushima plant this week. After starting production in June of 2009, the i-MiEV has been a hit in Japan, and will make its debut in America in late 2011 after being unveiled at the…
Audi Plug-In Hybrid Due in 2014 as Automaker Sets Target to be Luxury EV Leader
Audi has set a goal to be the electric leader in the premium segment by 2020, with a plan that will include pure battery electric vehicles, hybrids and now plug-in hybrids. At a recent technical seminar Audi’s electric mobility manager Franciscus van Meel commented that Audi expects to bring to market its first EV by…
Toyota Confirms iQ Will Get Electric Version
Toyota‘s iQ microcar will get a fully electric version in 2011, the Japanese automaker has confirmed. The iQ will come as part of a plan to launch 11 hybrid or electric vehicles by 2012, including a hybrid version of the Yaris hatchback, a plug-in version of the Prius Hybrid and a Prius-based minivan. In a…
Nissan Leaf Gets Official 99 MPG EPA Rating
The EPA has just released its fuel economy figures for the first mass-production electric car and the Nissan Leaf gets a very impressive 99-mpg. Better yet, that’s 99-mpg on average, with a 106-mpg city rating and 92-mpg listing for highway cruising. That number is well ahead of the former industry leader, the Toyota Prius, with…
Volvo To Introduce 1,000 Plug-In Hybrids For Test Program
Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby announced a pilot project that will see 1,000 plug-in hybrid models based on the C30 hatchback. The vehicles will be offered in unspecified European and Chinese locations, as well as California. The plug-in hybrids are part of an approach to meet growing demands for environmentally friendly vehicles, as well as boost…
LA 2010: Mitsubishi i-MiEV Debuts for U.S. Market; Priced at Under $30,000
Citing the company’s long history of affordable compact cars that are environmentally sustainable, Mitsubishi today launched the U.S.-spec version of the electric i-MiEV at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. With some 4,000 i-MiEV models already on the road in different parts of the world, the car is now somewhat familiar, but the U.S. version…
LA 2010: Chevy Volt Wins Green Car of the Year Award
Today at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, the group that hands out its Green Car of the Year award handed it over to Chevrolet for their Volt, which only made its official world premiere at the show the day before. The Green Car of the Year is awarded by the Green Car Journal which…
LA 2010: Toyota RAV4 EV; 35 Test Models Being Built With 2012 Target for Retail Sales [Video]
Toyota‘s collaboration with American electric car maker Tesla Motors has been described by many as a publicity stunt, but Toyota’s announcement to build 35 test models with plans for a full production model in 2012 is silencing doubters. Debuting at the LA Auto Show, the RAV4 EV Demonstration Vehicle looks like an Acura RDX thanks…
LA 2010: Honda Fit EV Electric Vehicle Concept Revealed: Heading to Production in 2012 [Video]
Honda has revealed its new electric vehicle concept at the LA Auto Show as an EV version of the Fit sub-compact. Classified as a concept for now, Honda will send the small electric city car into production for 2012. Later this year, Honda will begin testing the Fit EV Electric Vehicle Concept in a pilot…
LA 2010: Chevrolet Volt World Premiere; ‘Epic’ Volt ‘Most Advanced Car Ever Made’
Rather than being polished up like a Pebble Beach show car, Chevrolet Marketing VP Joel Ewanick drove a filthy Volt onto the stage at the Los Angeles Auto Show today for the car’s official world premiere. Ewanick and a group of engineers drove the Volt 2,400 miles across America from GM’s headquarters in Detroit to…
Chevrolet Volt Wins Big From Automobile, Motor Trend
The Chevrolet Volt has won two major magazine awards, becoming Automobile Magazine’s Automobile Of The Year and Motor Trend’s Car Of The Year. Automobile called the Volt a “game changer”, and said that the car endured more scrutiny than any entry in recent memory, even devoting a ten page article to the car. The Volt’s…
Ford Focus EV To Launch In 14 States As Well As Washington D.C.
Ford will sell an all-electric version of its Focus compact in 14 states, including Washington, D.C. when the vehicle goes on sale at the end of 2011. Among the locations where the Focus EV will be offered are Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Phoenix,…
Jaguar C-X75 Concept Heading to LA Auto Show
One of the show-stoppers of the recent Paris Auto Show, Jaguar will make its new C-X75 Concept the center of attention at its booth at the LA Auto Show this week. Currently touring several high-traffic locations in LA, the supercar is drumming up a lot of interested for it’s incredibly high-tech powertrain, but even more…
London to Become ‘Electric Car Capital of Europe’
With the a proposed annual membership fee of around £100, the new scheme , which will feature a single ‘visual identity’ network currently looks rather attractive.
GM Marketing Boss Driving Chevy Volt 2,400 Miles from Detroit to LA Auto Show
The one main flaw of electric cars is the range they are capable of. That, however, is not the case with the new Chevrolet Volt, using its sophisticated powertrain to cure “range anxiety” by using a gasoline engine for a total range of over 300 miles. And when that runs out? Just add more gas…
Audi R8 e-tron Confirmed for 2012 Launch Date
After debuting the first version of the car at last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, Audi has announced it will bring its R8 e-tron electric sports car to market in late 2012. Set to compete in a new segment of electric exotics, the R8 e-tron will rival the likes of the Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell. The…
U.S.-Spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show With Wider, Longer Body
Ahead of its planned debut at the LA Auto Show next week, Mitsubishi has released photos and details of it’s U.S.-spec i-MiEV electric car. Normally there’s little differentiation between a U.S.-spec model and one from the brand’s domestic market, but in this case the tiny i-MiEV has been widened to meet the needs of U.S….
GM to Launch New Electric Car in India Next Year
With the launch of the Chevy Volt, GM is now pushing ahead with plans for more electric vehicles but the newest EV from Detroit won’t be sold here. In fact, it won’t even really be from Detroit, instead it will be built in China and exported to India. Based on the Chevrolet New Sail subcompact,…
2011 Chevrolet Volt Emits More CO2 Than Toyota Prius, Won’t Qualify For HOV Lane
The Chevrolet Volt missed out on SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle) status by a minute margin, emitting 1.3 grams of CO2 per mile. The cutoff is 1 gram of CO2 per mile to qualify for the status. By these standards, the Volt emits more CO2 than a VW Golf TDI, Honda Accord 4-Cylinder sedan…
Honda To Unveil Plug-In Hybrid, EV Concept At Los Angeles Auto Show
Despite pioneering the technology behind hydrogen fuel cells, Honda is lagging far behind arch-rival Toyota in the hybrid and electric vehicle segment. With the Toyota commanding over 70% of hybrid market share, and Honda’s Civic, Accord and Insight hybrid models all falling flat, the big H must do something quickly to avoid losing the segment…
First Chevrolet Volt TV Ad Hits the Web Before World Series Debut
Chevrolet will debut their first television commercial for their Volt electric car during Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday. The ad will tout the Volt’s ability to go farther than other electric vehicles by using its gasoline-engine range extender. The range issue is a major concern for many potential EV customers, and Chevrolet…
Report: Nissan Leaf Hits 60 MPH in 7 Seconds
While a car’s 0-60 time is far from a perfect metric for evaluating performance, it does act as a heuristic, giving us a quick and easy method to judge how a car does in a straight line. Electric cars, by this same logic, are often thought of as slow cars for timid drivers more concerned…
Nissan Leaf Begins Production Today, 250,000 To Be Built By 2012
Nissan‘s Oppama plant, located south of Tokyo, began producing the Leaf electric vehicle, with exports commencing in November. Nissan is also building plants in the United States and Europe to help with production, but initial vehicles will be built in Japan. Nissan’s Smyrna, Tenn. plant will have the capacity for 150,000 units, while the Sunderland, England…
