Toyota says the world premiere concept unveiling of a 2-seat urban electric vehicle will be unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show next month. Dubbed the Toyota i-ROAD, Toyota has released a top-view picture of the vehicle. Aside from the picture, the only information Toyota has given about the i-ROAD is that it is fun, compact,… Continue reading Toyota i-Road tandom 2 seat electric vehicle concept to debut at Geneva
BMW is recalling certain 1-series ActiveE vehicles built between August 17, 2011 and December 19, 2011. Insufficient sealing between the transmission and electric motor could cause premature wearing which could leave to failure and loss of propulsion. Over time, the connecting can wear because of a lack of grease lubrication on the gear shaft that… Continue reading BMW ActiveE recall over bad drivetrain housing
At Volkswagen Electronics research Laboratory earlier this month, executives revealed the company’s plan for electric vehicles. “We want to become the leader in electrification,” said Dr. Rudolf Krebs, Volkswagen Group chief officer for electric traction. Although Volkswagen’s gasoline powered vehicles have become more efficient, they aren’t efficient enough to meet the new environmental goals set… Continue reading Volkswagen Electric Vehicle chief wants to lead in electrification
Unveiled today at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, the Volkswagen Cross Blue is a large three row crossover. Volkswagen designers and engineers have specifically designed the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for Canadian and US Markets. The CrossBlue’s drivetrain consists of a 2.0 liter turbo diesel 4 cylinder engine and 2 electric motors with a combined… Continue reading Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept at Detroit Auto Show
BMW has confirmed with Auto Blog Green that it will show off a new i3 concept next week at the LA Auto Show. Originally, it was rumored the new concept was a BMW i4, but BMW says it is not. The concept of the i3 electric vehicle won’t be the production version, but it will… Continue reading BMW i3 and Born Electric Tour
Fisker recently appointed former Chevy Volt department leader Tony Posawatz as its CEO. This shift is to help Fisker target a much more affordable next car, to potentially compete with the Chevy Volt. The Fisker Atlantic was to be priced well below the Karma, but last week Fisker announced the Atlantic has been delayed until… Continue reading Fisker working on entry-level range extended electric vehicle
BMW may be set to unveil a new electric car at the upcoming 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Likely to be based on the BMW i3 electric vehicle, the new BMW i4 would be a more fashionable and sporty model to complement the BMW i3 in their i electric vehicle line. According to a French… Continue reading BMW i4 concept to appear at LA Auto Show
As we’ve written about before, photos of the BMW Concept Active Tourer had been leaked/teased/whatever prior to the Paris Auto Show. Luckily, since we’d all seen it before, BMW had some interesting technical details to share about the Concept Active Tourer at the Paris Motor Show. Taking design cues from some of BMW’s crossover vehicles,… Continue reading BMW Active Tourer is front wheel drive
The new head of Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti has made it official. The Emerg-E electric hybrid supercar will not make it to production. At the Paris Auto Show, Infiniti’s chief Johan de Nysschen did say that aspects of the electric concept car will be used in the powertrain and design of other electric vehicles. Specifically,… Continue reading Infiniti Emerg-E won’t make it to production
At the Paris Auto Show, Volkswagen announced that the VW XL1 concept will become a production vehicle sometime next year. The Volkswagen XL1 is a deisel hybrid electric vehicle that VW claims can achieve between 261 mpg (on the US test cycle) and 313 mpg (on the European test cycle). This is the first vehicle… Continue reading VW moving forward with production XL1
Fisker has figured out what will be under the hood of it’s next vehicle: an engine from the BMW 3-series. Fisker has signed an agreement with BMW to use the current 4-cyl turbo engine from the BMW 3-series in the Fisker Atlantic. Fisker Automotive CEO Tony Posawatz told the Automotive Press Association that the Atlantic… Continue reading Fisker Atlantic will use engine from BMW
Earlier this week Nissan confirmed that is plans to sell a seven seat minivan variant of the e-NV200 all electric van in Europe when it enters production next year. Based on the e-nv200 concept that was at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, and similar to the electric van that FedEx is testing, the… Continue reading Nissan will sell e-NV200 based 7 seat van in Europe
We haven’t talked much about BYD automotive here – mostly because the company has repeated delayed the debut of its battery electric vehicles for the North American market. We may soon be wishing we had. BYD has delivered 3 of its electric vehicles to buyers in Thailand. BYD has been testing its all electric e6… Continue reading BYD sells first electric cars in Thailand
Mercedes Benz has unveiled a battery electric Sprinter can at the International Motor Show in Hanover, Germany. The Vito E-Cell Crewbus, as it would be called in Europe, Daimler AG division is calling the first seven seat mass produced battery electric vehicle. It has a single charge range of 80 miles and a top speed… Continue reading Mercedes debuts battery-electric Crewbus Sprinter EV prototype
Earlier this week, BMW released teaser photos of the Active Tourer concept vehicle that BMW will debut at the Paris Auto Show next week. Information and pictures were limited. Now BMW has released interior photos of the electric hybrid vehicle, as well as some more specific details about the car. The Active Tourer is a… Continue reading Interior photos of BMW Active Tourer Concept
Last week, BMW announced it was working on developing an infrared heating system for its plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The heating system could save up to 30% of the batteries energy over conventional heating methods. The infrared system would generate infrared radiation that warms the occupants body directly, rather than heating air and… Continue reading BMW working on infrared heating for Electric Vehicles
We all know BMW is releasing another i3 concept in Paris, and that the i8 plug-in hybrid will be there also. Another plug-in hybrid that will be there is the BMW Concept Active Tourer. This is the first we’ve heard of this vehicle, and we aren’t sure if Concept is part of the name, or… Continue reading BMW concept Active Tourer plug-in hybrid will be in Paris
Nissan has made it clear the Terra is not meant to showcase any future technologies – which begs the question, what is its purpose? The Terra Electric SUV does boast a clever drivetrain – the front wheels are powered by the same electric motor and battery setup found in the Nissan Leaf, while the rear… Continue reading Nissan Terra Electric SUV concept unveiled
