Posted in Sports cars, Electric cars, Automotive on Sep 4th, 2008
The Tesla Roadster promised us the future. A fully electric sports car capable of giving you all the thrills of motoring with non of the environmental drawbacks. Now that they’ve been on the road for a while owners are coming forth with the real cost to own one of these vehicles.
While he describes his earlier […]
Posted in Future Cars, Electric cars, Automotive on Aug 10th, 2008
In a recent public announcement Mitsubishi Motors said that it will partner with two California utility companies to conduct real world testing of it’s i MIEV electric car in the U.S.
Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric are the two companies involved in this project. How exactly these companies are working together is unknown. […]
Posted in Nissan, Hybrids, Electric cars, Automotive on Aug 6th, 2008
Nissan showed off their new electric car on Wednesday, packed with a battery developed by the automaker to deliver more power than the type common in current hybrids.
Nissan’s electric EV-01 is slated to go on sale in 2010 in the U.S. and Japan and globally by 2012, reports the AP and MSNBC.com. It has a […]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars, Automotive on Aug 4th, 2008
Our marketing director saw the following story on the Web about a new, 700-horsepower electric car from the U.K. It’s called the Lightning GT and the Aston Martin look-alike runs on 30 battery packs and four hub-mounted electric motors behind the wheel spokes.
This sexy concept car debuted at the British Motor Show 2008 and is […]
Posted in GM, Electric cars, Financing, Automotive on Jul 22nd, 2008
GM has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will happen when it releases its new electric vehicles in about two years, reports the AP and USA Today.
The partnership includes the Electric Vehicle Research Institute and large utilities such as Southern California Edison and Duke […]
Posted in Cars For Commuting, Electric cars, Automotive on Jul 22nd, 2008
One of the stand out cars at the 2008 British Auto Show was a little electric car called the Nice MyCar. The Nice MyCar is an Italian electric two-seater. It is set to go on sale in the U.K. this fall priced at just under $18,000.
While technical details on the MyCar will only be revealed […]
Posted in GM, Electric cars, Automotive on Jul 18th, 2008
Senator John McCain, Republican presidential candidate, spoke to General Motors workers today about the economy and how it has affected their industry.
McCain visited the GM site in Michigan that is developing the Chevrolet Volt, a long-range electric car, reports Yahoo and the AP.
He spoke at a town hall event with workers at the GM Technology […]
Posted in Technology, Electric cars, Automotive on Jun 23rd, 2008
Last week, John McCain suggested lifting the federal ban on offshore oil drilling to increase domestic oil production.
Now, it seems McCain has hopped on the bandwagon of alternative technology to run our vehicles. McCain is proposing a $300 million government prize to whoever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology.
The award would […]
Posted in Electric cars, Automotive on May 30th, 2008
The U.S. will be getting an all-electric car in 2009. The car is called the Think City and is manufactured by a Norwegian company called Think Global AS.
U.S. venture capital investors have backed the company in this endeavor. These same investors helped build Silicon Valley, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The petite car is said […]
Posted in Chevrolet, GM, Future Cars, Electric cars, Automotive on May 7th, 2008
This recent article appeared in Autonews24h.com. It talks about how Washington D.C. area drivers are pushing for electric vehicles. Well actually they are fuel-cell vehicles, but you will understand once you read on. The project will be aptly named Project Driveway. It is proof that consumers really want this technology, and they want it now!
Here […]