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...
Kansas Based GM Plant Gets Pollution Prevention Award
GM's Fairfax Assembly and Stamping plant in Kansas has won itself some recognition for efforts to cut pollution. The factory, which is responsible for...
Production of 100% Electric, Zero-Emission Nissan LEAF begins at Oppama, Japan
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has started production at its Oppama facility for the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which is slated to go...
EPA Names Nissan Partner of the Year
Here is another leaf in Nissan's hat and provides more proof that the automaker is very serious about the green technology. EPA has just...
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...
Volvo Gets Ready To Sell Its V60 Plug-in
When 2012 hits, Volvo will begin selling its all-new V60 Plug-in Hybrid. This ultra low emissions vehicle has been developed by Vattenfall AB and Volvo and...
The LEAF Hits a Rolling Milestone
In 2010, Nissan did the unthinkable by releasing a fully electric vehicle on a global scale. Since then, the LEAF has been making waves...
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...
The Toyota Prius V: The Next Hybrid
The Toyota Prius is easily the best-selling gas-electric hybrid in America and this fall, Toyota plans to expand the model line with the 2012 V....
Renault-Nissan in deal with Spain’s Acciona for electric cars
Automakers Renault and Nissan signed a deal with Spanish energy and infrastructure group Acciona on Tuesday to market electric cars in the country, the...
