Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA
When discussing the expense of buying an electric or hybrid car, it seems too often the costs taken into consideration are merely short-term monetary ones. However, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week makes it clear that there are some savings to be realized… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hybrid, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA
Click above for high-res gallery of Kim Adelman’s Plug-in Prius
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has decided to take another look at rules it is currently mulling over that would have required PHEV conversion shops to follow the same rules for emissions tests and… »
Filed under: Nissan
Nissan’s smallest car in the U.S. market is the Versa and it’s due for a refresh. That new design is expected to appear in 2010 and will be built on the same platform that French partner Renault uses for the Megane. Like the current Versa, it will apparently be coming in both four-door… »
Filed under: Hybrid
As gas prices rose steadily through the first eight months of 2008, hybrid-powered vehicles disappeared from dealer lots pretty much as fast most manufacturers could build and deliver them. However, once Labor Day hit, Toyota, Nissan and Ford hybrids were no more immune than any other vehicle type to the market realities. Priuses,… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, USA
In an effort to maintain a modicum of credibility after suffering from what they now say was a “premature release” of inaccurate information, Shelby Super Cars (SSC) has published a revised version of its recent communiqué regarding their electric vehicle program. The unbelievable claim of being able to recharge their… »
Filed under: Chevrolet, Asia
The tiny subcompact that GM first showed as the 2007 Beat concept could start production by the end of this year in India. A report in Indian Autos Blog indicates that for the Indian market the car will be called the Mini – rather than the Spark moniker it will have when… »