Daimler AG to bring out the Smart Forwo Electric car in 2011

Daimler AG has announced that it will be providing its latest electric car – the Smart Forwo Electric to a thousand select customers across Europe and the US by 2011. The following year will see the company moving into producing a high volume of electric cars for sale to the public in 41 markets around [...]

Chevrolet Volt: The First Preview

General Motors’ revolutionary electric car, Chevrolet Volt, is due to be launched in November 2010. There’s been a lot of hype and expectations surrounding this new plug in hybrid vehicle, and the initial verdict is out.
To begin with, Chevrolet Volt is propelled by a 160-horsepower electric motor that draws on energy stored in its [...]

BMW and Mitsubishi begin their electric cars trial in UK

Leading car companies have been displaying their electric car concepts at various automobile shows, as well as conducting trials of their electric cars every now and then, for quite some time. But all this did not lead to substantial results. However, as Mitsubishi and BMW begin their electric cars trial in the UK it seems [...]

Nissan gets ready to dominate the electric car industry

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn unveiled the Nissan LEAF electric car-set in Los Angeles last week. The company plans to put them in the market by the end of 2010. Ghosn said that the LEAF was a new paradigm car and represented a technology that would completely change the way people power-up and drive their cars. [...]

Renault’s Zero Emissions range to reach the market in 2011

Renault’s electric car range Zero Emissions had been among the star attractions at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The company has recently confirmed its plans to manufacture two of these radically designed electric cars for sale and make them available to the public by 2011.
Among the two designs, the two-seater Twizy stands out as not only [...]

Tokyo Motor Show – Toyota and Honda would unveil new electric vehicles

This week’s Tokyo motor show is going to be buzzing with talk of zero-emission cars as some major electric car companies are going to launch their concept electric cars. However it will take some time before these cars roll out for the mass market.
Toyota, which is one of the world’s leading car-makers, will be [...]

Tesla considering Ontario for its third generation electric car

Tesla Motors Inc. is planning to seriously consider Ontario when the time comes for mass-manufacturing it’s under $30,000 electric cars for sale. However the eventual decision will also depend on the value of the Canadian dollar at that time. The company is considering Ontario because the top bosses believe that it’s a great place to [...]

Nissan EV – The Future Is Here

The Nissan EV is the future. With instant acceleration, silent idle, and absent tailpipe, this car exhibits all the electric car benefits. It will of course take a decade before the electric vehicles have a significant take on our roads, but the little steps work towards a future when most of the cars will be [...]

Toyota Presents Its New Hybrid Model

Toyota’s first plug-in electric car has been officially announced by the company. It has been developed by Matsumoto’s team. Toyota’s new car has an electric, as well as petrol engine but is different and better than the Prius, an earlier hybrid car developed by Matsumoto. The new improved battery of the electric car can be [...]

Electric Cars - A Utopian Dream?

Electric cars are no longer confined to the design boards of automobile manufacturers. The leading automobile heavyweights such as Volkswagen, Honda, Nissan and GM are ready with their prototype electric cars for sale. New players in the field comprise of a number of boutique car manufacturers who have unveiled their prototype versions and are giving [...]

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