Every time I start to read about cars there’s a new hybrid announced.  Suzuki is the latest auto maker to announce a plugin hybrid, this one is made from their Suzuki Swift model. The Swift is already sold in Japan and Europe and comes with a little 1.3-liter diesel engine.  The concept uses a 660 [...]

Lyle over at GM-Volt was able to interview the CEO of Compact Power about the costs involved in making the lithium batteries that will go in the Chevy Volt. Here’s an excerpt: I recently had the chance to ask him about the cost of lithium-ion batteries.  As some sources suggest cost could be as high [...]

In anticipation of these mainstream rollouts and the vehicles’ likely popularity, a number of cities are developing or are already implementing plans for charging stations and buying incentives. New-home builders should be planning ahead, as well, to ensure the garages of the houses they sell are ready if and when future occupants choose to go [...]

It appears that Nissan has the Chevrolet Volt clearly in the crosshairs with the announcement that it will begin taking reservations for the 2011 Leaf, its new electric car, starting in spring 2010. However, critical details, such as pricing and the cost of a deposit, are still being finalized, said the automaker. Nissan credits “strong [...]

The Chevy Volt, General Motors says, should earn an EPA rating of 230 mpg.  The Nissan Leaf will beat that, its builders say, with a 367 mpg rating. The EPA isn’t so sure. USA Today reports, “The concept of judging fuel efficiency on electric cars by the ‘miles per gallon’ they consume is dying a [...]

Bob Kruse, who recently led a critical Chevrolet Volt team and devised the automaker’s long-term electric vehicle strategy, has resigned months before the vehicle’s debut, The Detroit News has learned. Kruse’s resignation, effective end of September, comes at a crucial time for General Motors Co., which is banking on the Volt to change public perceptions [...]

It’s been Christmas for a while now for automakers that intend on making EVs.  The DOE has a large pool of money set aside to dole out to those it deems worthy.  Fisker recently passed that test and was awarded $527 million to help them develop hybrids that will be affordable. As of now the [...]

It’s about time that Lotus decided to cash in on the EV market.  So far their cars are the basis for the Tesla Roadster, the Dodge Circuit, and a Mercedes concept.  Now it seems that instead of selling just the chassis they might try to sneak an engine in with it. The engine is a [...]

Ford Motor Company has teamed up with “The Jay Leno Show” in the United States to provide an all-new battery electric version of the Ford Focus ST five-door for celebrities to drive in the programme’s regular “Green Car Challenge” segment. Ford has especially made the car for the programme, using an Electric Orange Ford Focus [...]