It’s called the model S, and it’s going to compete with the Volt.  Although, with it’s $60,000 price tag maybe it won’t compete with the Volt all that much.  Billed as a luxury sedan, the Model S seats 5 people (the Volt only seats 4).  It’s price tag will put it still well out of [...]

Called the Mini E.  It looks just like the BMW mini cooper, and other car companies should take note.  A big chunk of the market won’t buy your ugly electric cars, so using the mini as the platform for the new electric vehicle is a smart choice (though a lot of people don’t like the [...]

Some pictures of the new prius have been leaked to the internet.  It looks pretty much the same with a little refinement.

Nissan motors has fallen behind Toyota and Honda in the green category.  Both rivals have very fuel efficient cars and hybrids to help them with sales and their environmental image.  Nissan is hoping to jump past both competitors with an electric drive vehicle. This first offering is likely to be a small economy car and [...]

It’s some coincidence that both the Chrysler EV and Jeep EV purport to have a battery only range of 40 miles, the same as the Chevy Volt.  But how can that be?  GM is worked furiously on the aerodynamics of the Volt in order to achieve the 40 mile range.  The Chrysler EV is a [...]

Today on CNBC, Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli revealed a Tesla-like all-electric performance sports car called the Dodge ev along with three other vehicles operating either partially or entirely on an electric powertrain. The four vehicles are Chrysler’s ENVI electric car program, and include an extended-electric Chrysler minivan, a new “gated community” electric called “the peapod” [...]