Audi A3 e-tron coming to the US
Audi is bringing it’s A3 e-tron to California for TED2012 to announce it’s first e-tron pilot program for the US. Audi will be using a fleet of A3 e-trons in the San Francisco, LA, Washington…
Vehicles
2013 Fisker Surf will be at Paris Auto Show
Fisker has had some troubles recently including confusion and bad press surrounding it’s funding setbacks as well as the need to recall the Karma because of battery pack and software issue. Despite these recent setbacks,…
Email from Nissan says the Nissan Leaf will be available nation wide in March
Nissan USA has sent out an email to those who signed up to be ‘reminded’ of when they can order a Nissan Leaf. The email states the ‘Nissan LEAF will be available in US markets…
Volvo C30 electric vehicle taking part in ELVIIS research project
Swedish automaker Volvo has announced it is participating in the Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra-Structure (ELVIIS) project in Europe. Together with Ericsson, utility company Göteborg Energi, and the Viktoria Institute, Volvo is helping to develop the…
Photos of Infiniti Emerg-E
Infiniti has released the first official photos of the Emerg-E plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, and it looks just like the mid-engine supercar it was reported to be! No details have been released so we still…
BMW releases new video of BMW i3, BMW i8
BMW has released a short video to help remind us of the up and coming BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, and the BMW i3 electric vehicle. The video is dramatic, but doesn’t really tell…
Volvo C30 Electric still not being mass produced
Last June, Volvo announced that production of the C30 electric vehicle had commenced. Volvo also announced that initially the Volvo C30 electric will be manufactured and delivered to customers throughout Europe. Volvo estimated that 230…
Fisker Automotive doing fine, according to CEO
Just a few weeks ago, Fisker Automotive announced it was laying off 66 US workers to help conserve cash. That’s because Fisker missed some production deadlines and may not receive all of the DOE funding…
Reservations for the Nissan LEAF in Canada are now open to the general public
Nissan Canada sent an email out today stating that reservations for the Nissan Leaf in Canada are open to the general public – regardless of location in the country. No more waiting for an invitation,…
Mitsubishi i can power stop lights
Post distaster areas, like Japan after the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster, have already seen electric vehicles being used to power houses in the same manner a backup generator would. Japan decided to take it one step further…