Posted in Electric cars, New cars, Nissan on Apr 26th, 2010
Nissan is letting customers reserve the Leaf plug-in electric car for just $99. That may seem ridiculous to you, unless you were one of the people who sat on a waiting list for the Toyota Prius. For a long time, if you wanted to buy a Prius, you had to let a dealer know that […]
Posted in Compact cars, Electric cars, Mercedes Benz, Nissan on Apr 7th, 2010
Renault-Nissan and Mercedes-Benz announced today that they will form a partnership and begin sharing platforms and engines. The next generation Smart Fortwo and Renault Twingo microcars will be built on the same platform, saving cost and allowing the companies to develop an electric powertrain. Larger passenger cars and some light commercial vehicles will also share […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Electric cars, Hybrids, Nissan on Mar 30th, 2010
Nissan has announced that the MSRP of the Leaf electric car will be $32,780. That means that after the $7,500 federal tax credit, the all-electric leaf will cost just $25,280, according to CNN Money. The Leaf will be the first real attempt by a large scale carmaker to sell an electric car when it goes […]
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, Electric cars on Nov 23rd, 2009
Mike Howard of Elk Horn, Iowa, has spent $30,000 installing four electric vehicle chargers in the small town. Elk Horn only has one plug-in electric vehicle though. Howard says the charging stations needed to be built in order for the people of Elk Horn to actually consider buying an electric vehicle, just like the pony […]
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, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Electric cars, GM on Feb 19th, 2009
GM plans to stop the bleeding in part by shutting down its unit that develops high performance cars, according to GM spokesman Vince Muniga. In a Thursday Auto Week article, the auto giant’s comprehensive plan for getting itself out of its financial quagmire includes disbanding the unit that produces V-series Cadillacs and the Chevrolet Cobalt SS, HHR SS […]
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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