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 […]
Posted in Electric cars, Automotive on May 2nd, 2008
Bentley is a storied mark. They have been around for almost a century and in that time the British auto manufacture has kept itself abreast in rich tradition. Building luxurious cars for the wealthy and famous is Bentley’s specialty. But now this British icon of motoring is about to look to the future instead of […]
Posted in Cars For Commuting, Electric cars, Cost of Ownership, Research, Automotive on Mar 22nd, 2008
In a world where hybrid cars seem to only extend the life of fossil fuel usage, it’s only right to give credit when a company comes up with an alternative (key word here) that does not run on dead dinosaurs at all.
Mitsubishi is that company, and recently they revealed a prototype for a full on, […]
Posted in Hybrids, Electric cars, Automotive on Jan 31st, 2008
Recently the famous car publication Car&Driver realesed an article exploring what the presidential candidates are driving themselves. This was interesting for me because in a day and age where environmental issues make up a good bulk of the attention in these presidential debates it was interesting to see if the preacher was following his own […]
Posted in Hybrids, Electric cars on Jan 21st, 2008
The Federal Government used the Detroit Auto Show as a backdrop to unveil it’s plans to funnel $30 million dollars into the development of new hybrid battery technology. This is the first major move in the direction of alternative fuels.
Specifically the U.S. Department of Energy says it is seeking “projects that will find solutions to […]
Posted in Electric cars, Research, Automotive on Dec 21st, 2007
Hyundai has long shed itself of it’s economy car image of recent years. Cars like the Tiburon and the Azzera have started to push perception of the brand skyward. People no longer hold Hyundai in the same vain as a Daewoo.
Well now rumors are flying that Hyundai is working on a plug-in hybrid that can […]