Filed under: EV/Plug-in, UK With electric vehicles (EVs) like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Citroen C-Zero, Peugeot iOn and, within a few weeks' time, the Nissan Leaf hitting dealerships across the UK, Rudi Schogger, managing director of GoinGreen, has … [Read more...]
10 Electric Cars that Were Actually Produced
Wednesday 02/16/ By Leave a Comment
You have heard about all the alternative power methods for vehicles,but a lot of the electric cars discussed are never really produced atall. Many times the cost of production is too high or they just don'tget the attention they need to make it … [Read more...]
Ames Lab researchers boost thermoelectric conversion by TAGS materials
Wednesday 02/16/ By Leave a Comment
A team led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory recently reported that doping members of the well-established TAGS group—tellurium, antimony, germanium and silver—of thermoelectric materials with 1% of cerium or … [Read more...]
Porsche Unveils Boxster E, a Fully Electric Sports Car
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
Photo Credit: Auto Express Porche definitely has a way with making electric cars look sexy. We've known since last summer that the company was planning to test three electric cars. The 918 Spyder hybrid has been a hot topic among TreeHugger's EV … [Read more...]
AeroVironment begins shipment and completes first installations of residential smart charging systems
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
AeroVironment has begun shipping and installing its UL-listed single-family and multi-unit residential Smart Charging Dock (model EVSE-RS+). The system is designed with an open architecture to ensure interoperability with the thousands of individual … [Read more...]
PSA: Rodents could cause damage to EV battery packs
Friday 02/11/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery There are any number of potential disasters that could befall your precious new automobile. One of them, though, may prove … [Read more...]
Ten Of The Electric Cars That Were Actually Built
Thursday 02/10/ By Leave a Comment
ShareYou have heard about all the alternative power methods for vehicles, but a lot of the electric cars discussed are never really produced at all. Many times the cost of production is too high or they just don’t get the attention they need to … [Read more...]
Ford touting Focus Electric’s lack of maintenance
Thursday 02/10/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford Ford Focus Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery The Ford Focus Electric, like other EVs on the way to market, will give owners the ability to travel without ever visiting a gas station. That's a very … [Read more...]
2012 Buick Regal to offer eAssist mild hybrid technology
Tuesday 02/08/ By Leave a Comment
Regal with eAssist. Click to enlarge. GM is applying its eAssist mild hybrid system to the 2012 Regal, making it the second Buick model after LaCrosse to feature the second-generation light electrification technology (earlier post), which is … [Read more...]
Feel the Charge: the Chevy Volt Super Bowl Ad
Monday 02/07/ By Leave a Comment
Is the Chevy Volt gonna save the planet? Probably not anything that dramatic, but it may save GM, and save a lot of tons of CO2 in the process. Here's the message Chevy sent out to America during yesterday's Super Bowl, which fits in rather nicely … [Read more...]