Porsche, maker of some very nice luxury sports cars, has confirmed that it is going to do some research and development on all electric vehicles. There have been rumors about this for months, but this is the first time that Porsche has confirmed them to be true. What we know is that Porsche is going [...]

According to AllCarsElectric: Bugatti, the automaker that gave us the Veyron–the world’s fastest and most expensive series production car–may be set to revolutionize the car industry once again. Bugatti’s engineers are now experimenting with an electric powertrain that can deliver 800 HP.Benefiting from the experience of engineers within Volkswagen Group’s Audi unit, who also created the [...]

General Motors Co. will build a pure-electric vehicle by expanding the Chevrolet Volt’s battery pack and removing its internal combustion engine, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Monday. It’s the next step for the Volt, a car the company says can run 40 miles on a charge from a standard home power outlet. After the battery [...]

Toyota, the company that practically started the alternative fuel craze with it’s first Prius, is planning on selling an all electric car in 2012.  Toyota has been pretty quiet about the EV scene since the Prius came out.  But that appears to be changing over the next five years. Toyota is also planning to start [...]

Chrysler was saved earlier this year by both the US government and Fiat, a European car maker.  Fiat has recently released the Fiat 500 in Europe to rave reviews and wants to get this car in the US (branded as a Fiat).  It’s not much bigger than a smart car, but people say it is [...]

The electric vehicles division over at Chrysler is being shut down.  The leaders at Fiat decided that ENVI will not be the name they use to electrify their vehicles.  This does not mean that Chrysler is giving up on EVs.  I would like to point out that in Chryslers 5 year plan announced on November [...]

Leveraging its early-mover advantage in the domestic electric car space, American automaker General Motors (GM) will look to sell at least 4,000 units annually of its ‘green’ vehicle, set to hit the Indian roads next year. The automobile giant had signed an agreement with Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company last month to develop an electric [...]

I’ve been of this opinion for a long long time.  We need to get off of foreign oil, not just because it will be better for our economy, not just because it’ll (probably) be better for the environment, but because until we do get off of foreign oil we are beholden to groups of people [...]

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has confirmed that Nissan, Renault’s Japanese alliance partner, will boast a lineup of at least three electric vehicles in the next few years – and a fourth vehicle is also possible. We already know about the Leaf hatchback that was unveiled back in August. In addition, [...]

South Korean battery make LG Chem says it will spend more than $300 million over the next three years to build a manufacturing plant in Michigan for advanced technology batteries. The company is one of four battery makers approved for generous state tax incentives this summer  as Michigan bids to become the nation’s battery-making center. [...]