Post Tagged with: "Zero Emissions"
Mitsubishi Delivers Its First Fleet EVs
Two major companies found a unique way to lower their carbon footprint recently and it came in the form the latest Mitsubishi. Google Inc. and IGO CarSharing are the first to put into fleet use the all-new 2012 i-MiEV (i) electric vehicle. Even though each car was delivered with awe, they will not simply be put on display as [...]
The First Continental U.S. Mitsubishi EVs Gets Delievered
It may have been quietly rolling around Japan for a few years now, but Mitsubishi’s first mass marketed fully electric vehicle is now on continental American soil. John and Jean Malanaphy of Santa Monica, California; Paul Wasson of Tigard, Oregon; and Roger Saint John of Lake Tapps, Washington are apart of the first members of the public to [...]
Honda Demo Tests The Fit EV
The city of Torrance, California has one more electric vehicle to explore as Honda gets ready for their next zero emissions ride. Made possible by the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, a Fit EV will now be trailblazing the upcoming public market release of the 2013 car to select California and Oregon cities. Integrated into the [...]
Nissan Donates EV Quick Chargers
Nissan’s battle to expand the electric car’s market continues. Soon to be installed in major parts of Atlanta are two donated and newly developed DC quick chargers. Introduced in November 2011, the systems were researched and built by Nissan and have been most prominent in Japan. When they become fully operational, the Georgia city will [...]
2011 Nissan LEAF Review
This is it. For decades, the human race has known and subsequently fallen in love with the internal combustion engine. These assortments of iron, aluminum and fire have powered the automobile and our souls for an entire century and for the most part, it is all we have ever known. There is, as always, a catch. [...]
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric
Ford Motor Company is well-known for its large sedans, tough trucks, nimble hatchbacks and brutal muscle cars. But now, they can add one more to their model line list: a fully electric, fully available vehicle. The 2012 Focus Electric is the first zero-emissions passenger car to ever come out of the Blue Oval and will be the flagship of [...]
Happy Birthday to The Nissan LEAF
The first and only mass-produced electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF, is officially one year old. So far, the completely zero emissions car has found more than 19,000 homes globally since its first sale on December 11, 2010. As its market share expands each and every day, the LEAF has racked up approximately 35 million miles driven around [...]
Nissan LEAF Voted Europe’s EV of The Year
At the 2011 GreenFleet Awards held in the United Kingdom, the Nissan LEAF won another award. Taking the prestigious Electric Vehicle of The Year trophy, the LEAF earned the win for it being judged as the best performing and most suitable EV in its class. Tied into Europe’s ever growing charging infrastructure, the Nissan is becoming more popular [...]
Mitsubishi’s i Electric Car’s Range Gets Rated
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is usually associated with rating the fuel mileage of gasoline and diesel burning machines but they also rate the range of fully electric vehicles. Mitsubishi’s new brand image, which as shifted towards much more efficient cars has produced the fully electric i. Before it is ready for the masses, the [...]
Nissan Expands Its Drive Electric Tour
Nissan recently hit a milestone as sales of its fully electric, zero emissions LEAF surpassed 4,000 units. Since its launch in December 2010, the LEAF has been an automotive industry star and is currently the only, fully electric mass-produced consumer vehicle available. In order to celebrate the accomplishment and further the knowledge about the LEAF, Nissan [...]
