Georgetown to Help Toyota Test Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
Toyota announced its launch of a Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHV) demonstration program at Georgetown University. Two vehicles will be loaned to...
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...
Nissan launches Electric Vehicle Platform
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida-based prototype to demonstrate the superior driving pleasure of a pure...
Nissan LEAF Reservations Begin April 20th 2010
In response to strong consumer demand, Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) will begin taking reservations for the Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric vehicle on April...
How Safe Are Hybrids?
In a recent study conducted by The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), the safety of hybrids yielded some rather peculiar results. Instead of taking into consideration just...
NHTSA investigates Ford’s Focus Electric on stalling claims
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received complaints about Ford Motor’s Focus Electric compact car, reports The Detroit News.
The agency has...
VW aims to be electric car leader by 2018
The biggest European carmaker, Volkswagen, said Monday that electric car sales should represent three percent of all sales by 2018, five years after the...
The Honda Accord Hybrid Is Back For 2017
It’s back. After disappearing from the Honda roster for the past year, there’s a brand new hybrid Accord for model year 2017, and the...
Chevrolet Volt Adds Four States To Launch
Chevrolet is adding Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to the launch markets for the Volt, Ed Whitacre, General Motors chairman and CEO,...
GM, Honda partner on hydrogen fuel cell research
General Motors and Honda have teamed up on hydrogen fuel cell research, reports Detroit Free Press.
Under the partnership, engineers from both companies will research...
