If Nissan’s Leaf is not visually arresting enough a statement for EV performance, how would the DeltaWing racer do? Nissan’s experimental hybrid entry in next year’s Le Mans 24-hour race will feature the ability to run partially in all-electric mode, and it’s hoped the effect will be positive for EVs at large. Ability to run
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Tesla Motors announced today that it is raising the Model S resale value guarantee. Tesla said this makes it the highest resale value of any premium sedan brand made in volume (excludes rare, low volume or limited edition vehicles). Buying a Model S through the Tesla financing offering now comes with a guarantee that the
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In the month by month sales performance chronicle of the two electrified cars both launched December 2010, April’s results saw Nissan selling 1,937 Leafs and Chevrolet delivered 1,306 Volts. The cars are only similar; the Leaf is all-electric and the Volt is “extended-range electric,” but we’re keeping the informal progress report going, even though GM
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In its continual efforts to do things automotive just a little bit differently – or very different – Tesla Motors announced today an optional new service loaner policy to enhance “peace of mind” for owners of its Model S. Should Model S customers need servicing for any issue, the $600 per year package entitles them
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The 113th annual New York International Auto Show began letting media in Tuesday, March 26, opens to the public Friday, and runs to April 7. This year it is marked by a larger number of actual production-ready “green” and fuel-efficient cars, and plenty of larger SUVs and crossovers. Fewer are the who-knows-if-they’ll-build-it bleeding-edge green vehicle
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Studies have said it takes more energy to produce hydrogen than it yields, and costs of its in-car storage and lack of infrastructure are major hurdles also seemingly brushed aside by some automakers, but not Volkswagen. Yesterday Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn told Automotive News that plug-in hybrids and natural gas engines have a much
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Kia will unveil tomorrow, during the Geneva Motor Show, a B-segment concept car made to look like a road-legal racer, incorporating hybrid propulsion technology. The coupe-looking hatchback concept, known as provo, mixes a gasoline-fueled turbo-charged engine with regenerative-electric motors to bring what Kia calls a smart-hybrid solution to this fun-focused concept. The company stated that
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Launched in Japan in 2009, Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV was the first of the new all-electric vehicles on the market. The subcompact city car was introduced in Europe, Asia and Australia in 2010, the U.S. and Canada in December 2011 and was made available in all 50 American states by June 2012. Counting i-MiEVs in South America
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At the Automotive News World Congress event in Detroit on Wednesday, General Motor’s North American operations, Mark Reuss made a staunch case in favor of the future of electric automobiles. Reuss took considerable time to praise not only the new Corvette, which is GM’s star this week at the also on-going Detroit Auto Show, but
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