Electric Vehicles Top Stories

EV.com Attacked-Hacked

  Electric Vehicle authority website (EV.com) reports a series of attacks and hacks. “We must be doing

Australia’s 1st Electric Supercar is Alive and Well

  Varley Electric Vehicles will unveil their EVR450 an electric super car that showcases Australian electric car

EVs Get Charged by Towing?

  A Dutch Nissan LEAF driver accidently discovers “tow-charging” that their EV could be recharged by

5 Minute EV Charging Closer Than You Think

  A brief history of the five minute Electric Vehicle charge. In March of 2009 Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder of

Toyota RAV4 EV 2012

  Toyota RAV4 EV is the result of a Toyota-Tesla Motors joint venture and is the 2nd generation fully electric

Ontario EV Land of Opportunity

  Ontario Canada will be the new manufacturing home of the Toyota & Tesla electric RAV4 sport utility vehicle and

Oil Refineries Make Case For Electric Cars

  Last year Oil Refineries consumed/purchased 46,227 million Kilowatt-hours from electric companies in the USA. The

US Retailers Get Charged Up For EVs

  Best Buy, Cracker Barrel, Fred Meyers and Walgreens all promise to start installing EV Chargers for their green

EV Ranges to Triple Says Sumitomo

  Sumitomo Electric Industries Japan’s largest producer of wire and cable and that has more than 200 subsidiaries

China is Tops for EV Taxis

  Even with cutting back the number of electric drive taxis taking part in a pilot EV taxi project in Beijing, China

Chevy Volt Adds to Award List

  The Chevy Volt just keeps adding to their list of awards: The Chevrolet Volt currently also holds the titles of:

Nissan Leaf Wins 2011 World Car of the Year and More

  The winner for 2011 World Car of the Year was announced at the New York International Auto Show on April 21, 2011.

GM Wants to Quadruple EV Sales Goals

According to Kenneth Burridge (the founder of EV.com) "GM is in a race along with Nissan, CODA, Tesla and others to sell

Record High Auto Fuel Prices in London and Scotland

The price at the pumps for unleaded and diesel have increased over 12.5% from the same period last year in London and

Solar Impulse Historic 24 Hour Flight

   

Nissan Plans Luxury EV Infinity

Rumors have been confirmed that a new electric concept car is currently being developed for Nissan's Infinity brand.

The Mercedes F800 Concept: the Future isn’t Diesel….

  The German boys at Mercedes Benz, with their new F800 Concept, see the future in fuel cells, by way of a stop at

Aussie EV Supercar?

  The Aussies know if you show up late for the party, it’s always best to do it in style with elbows

EV News

Tesla Announces Model S Battery Upgrade

  Telsa also announced in a press release that it was going to upgrade all those customers that ordered the 40kwh version of their Model S EV to the 60kwh model, which also upgrades their [Continue]

Nashville Has Nissan LEAF Stretch Limos

  A USA hotel chain provides their guests with green luxury on wheels. The worlds first 100% electric stretch Nissan LEAF limo was created for Embassy Suites of Nashville Tennessee by Limoland [Continue]

No Nissan LEAFs in Denali National Park

  Latest anti-electric car argument: Electric cars are no good because you can’t drive them in Denali National Park. FYI: Denali National Park and Preserve is located in the center of the [Continue]

Drilling for Oil Won’t Lower Pump Prices

  The USA can’t drill their way to cheaper fuel prices it is a myth. The USA only owns/controls 2% of the world’s oil reserves, but yet they are consuming 25% of the world’s oil, even [Continue]

Electric Car Dutch Date Night

  Dozens of Nissan LEAFs show up to see a special advanced screening of the featured film “Revenge of the Electric Car” at the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam. The event took place [Continue]

EV Investments: USA Lags China and Germany

  When comparing the number of dollars invested so far the USA is behind Germany and China in the area of electric vehicles and infrastructure. The disparity in the level of commitment becomes [Continue]

14 million EVs on Roads by 2017

  Production of electrified vehicles is gearing up worldwide, and automakers are planning to launch an increasing variety of new models over the next few years. However, according to Pike [Continue]

EV Standard Range to Soon Be 500+ Miles?

  “A pair of technology breakthroughs added together may quadruple the range of today’s EVs, not only would this make the perceived Range Anxiety of electric cars a thing of the [Continue]

Best Buy the Best Place to Buy EVs?

  Best Buy is selling Electric Rides in: Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Miami, Miami Beach and adding more cities all the time. For the moment that includes electric bikes, electric [Continue]

EV Roadside Rescue Courtesy of AAA

  The USA’s largest motor club rolls out their new roadside assist program to reduce range anxiety of electric vehicle owners. This new AAA service is just an extension of what the company [Continue]

Is Sharing Caring When it Comes to Chinese EVs?

  Many are worried that China is not playing fair and they are using their fast-growing market as leverage to force foreign companies to give up years of EV battery research and electric car [Continue]

China Wants to Drive Global Electric Car Market

  The Chinese government has recently issued new rules that would allow foreigners to own only a minority stake in Chinese manufacturers of critical electric car components. A variety of Chinese [Continue]

Toyota has a Sense of Humor!

In theory the sheep vs Prius emission comparison is reputed to be from a print advertisement in Israel courtesy of the Toyota marketing department. [Continue]

REVA NXG

The REVA NXG will be available in 2013 [Continue]

REVA NXR

The NXR slated for launch in 2012 [Continue]

Big Oil Electricity Conspiracy

Oil companies use so much electricity to produce gasoline, that an EV could travel 20+ miles (30+ km) on the electricity alone used to create a single gallon of gas! [Continue]

Ford Focus EV to Arrive in Late 2011

Ford Motor Company will introduce its first all-electric passenger car the battery-powered Focus compact in 19 select cities in late 2011. [Continue]

Honda Showcases Next-Gen Plug-in Hybrid Platform

Honda uses Los Angeles Auto Show to display their next-generation two-motor plug-in hybrid concept that they plan to use on their mid-size sedans. [Continue]

Nissan’s 2nd EV an Electric Compact Van

Nissan likely to follow Leaf with the NV200 a light commercial vehicle and/or electric compact van. [Continue]

Pre-owned Car Prices to Plummet?

  Recently Nissan had to suspend pre-orders for their new all-electric car the Nissan LEAF due to overwhelming demand. According to Kenneth Burridge the Editor-in-Chief of EV.com “that [Continue]