Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars, New cars, Sports cars, Tesla, Toyota on May 21st, 2010
Toyota has bought a $50 million stake in Tesla Motors and will work with the American electric carmaker on future models. Tesla is currently the only carmaker in America to offer a road-legal electric car. Toyota has not announced any specific electric vehicle plans. With Nissan, Ford and General Motors all working on EVs, the […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars on Apr 30th, 2010
The biggest hurdle in making electric cars a viable alternative to gas-powered vehicles is the charging time for the batteries. Even with quick charging stations, an electric car’s battery cannot be refilled in anywhere near the time it takes to pump a tank of gas. We’re used to being able to stop on the way […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Hybrids, Sports cars on Apr 20th, 2010
Porsche has revealed a hybrid supercar. The company says that the gasoline-electric hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder concept car, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, represents the future of supercars. There has been considerable worry over whether there can be a supercar in the modern era. With environmental laws requiring more gas mileage […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Hybrids, Lexus, Lincoln on Mar 31st, 2010
Ford announced this week that it will build a luxury hybrid to compete with the Lexus HS250h. For the 2011 model year, the Lincoln MKZ will be available with the four-cylinder hybrid powertrain currently available on the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids, according to Autoblog. The Lincoln MKZ hybrid will get 41 miles per […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Chrysler, Electric cars on Mar 23rd, 2010
Chrysler announced Monday it is working to develop an electric-powered version of the Fiat 500. The Fiat 500EV will not only showcase the engineering abilities of Chrysler post-bankruptcy, but also the ability of the new company to work with Fiat, something that was lacking in the Mercedes-Benz relationship. “The alliance with Fiat presented new opportunities […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Budget-friendly, Electric cars, Hybrids, Toyota on Dec 30th, 2009
Toyota has announced that it will reveal its newest car, a subcompact hybrid, on Jan. 11, the first day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Toyota subcompact hybrid’s name has not been announced yet, but Toyota has expressed interest in using the Prius name for a line of cars rather than […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Cadillac, Electric cars on Nov 10th, 2009
General Motors will be bringing the electric Cadillac Converj to market, according to the Detroit News. The Converj was first seen as a concept car in 2009 and received a lot of attention from the media and consumers. The Converj will be based on the Chevy Volt electric car, which will go into production this […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Chrysler, Dodge, Electric cars on Apr 15th, 2009
If Chrysler is still around as of May 1, the Dodge Circuit, a new battery-powered, 268-horsepower, two-seat sports car, could become the automaker’s first electric car. The Circuit is scheduled to be released in late 2010. The Dodge Circuit resembles the electric Tesla Roadster, which costs $109,000. The Dodge Circuit’s pricing hasn’t been announced yet, […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Chevrolet, GM on Feb 18th, 2009
A long time ago, The Simpsons parodied Detroit’s struggle to keep pace with overseas car companies. Homer’s half-brother, a Detroit auto executive, allowed him to have free reign in his design of the quintessential American car. Because he believed Homer to be an “average American”, his half-brother thought he would design the perfect car for […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Dodge, Electric cars, Future Cars, Sports cars, Technology on Jan 12th, 2009
So while all the world’s leading manufactures, and one bold independent start-up, are cracking their noggins to come out with a fully electric car that’s fun to drive, Dodge has announced that they are going to build a production version of their Dodge EV Concept by next year. Now called the Dodge ENVI, this new […]
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