Electric Vehicle News

GM Volt Beats Plug-In Prius, Leaf in U.S. sales

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:25:00 +0000

The Chevrolet Volt was the best-selling rechargeable auto in the U.S. in May, topping Toyota’s plug-in Prius and Nissan’s all-electric Leaf hatchback. Deliveries of the GM plug-in sedan more than...

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Nissan Leafs to be tested as N.Y. taxis

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:57:00 +0000

Nissan Leaf electric vehicles will be tested for use as taxicabs in New York City for about six months from July, a Nissan official said Tuesday. The feasibility study using six Leafs comes as the...

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Close Look at the 2012 Toyota Yaris Hybrid Design [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:29:00 +0000

The new Yaris Hybrid is Europe's first full hybrid supermini hatchback. Flagship of the Yaris range, it's a compelling proposition in the region's highest volume market segment and will open up the...

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Nissan Launched "LEAF to Home" V2H EV Power Supply System

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will launch the "LEAF to Home" power supply system, which can supply electricity from batteries onboard in Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EV) to homes when used with the "EV...

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NADA Guide predicts year-old Leaf will retain 95% of value

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:33:00 +0000

The NADA Official Used Car Guide has added average trade-in values for 1-year-old Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf sedans to its used-vehicle value listings. Both cars plug in. In its June edition,...

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Inside Tesla! Stamping the Model S [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:12:00 +0000

A brief look behind the scenes of Model S production as Tesla count down the days to their first customer deliveries in the United States. STAMPING Tesla is one of the few companies in the world...

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Fisker revenues top $100M as Karma deliveries pick up

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:18:00 +0000

Fisker Automotive today published its first business update by announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker...

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Toyota Prius c: Hybrid Synergy Drive Explained [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:57:00 +0000

Scientist Bill Nye expounds on all the techno-wizardry found in the Toyota Prius c.

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Toyota Prius Now World’s Third Best-Selling Car

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:48:00 +0000

Toyota’s Prius, a niche oddity when it went on sale 15 years ago, jumped to the world’s third best-selling car line in the first quarter as U.S. demand and incentives in Japan turned the hybrid into...

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Born Electric Tour. BMW i-Series World Promo Tour [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 29 May 2012 00:55:00 +0000

BMW will be showcasing both the i3 and i8 in a world tour kicking off in Rome from 21st to the 23rd of June 2012. BMW invites anyone in the area to experience BMW i with the BMW i3 Concept and the...

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Renault Trucks first 26 tonne hybrid enters UK service

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sun, 27 May 2012 07:19:00 +0000

Renault Trucks UK Ltd has handed over the keys to its first 26t hybrid to enter service in the UK to Norbert Dentressangle. The vehicle, a 26t rigid Renault Premium Distribution Hybrys, will operate...

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Daimler’s car2go on course for more than 100,000 customers

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sun, 27 May 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Daimler’s car2go subsidiary remains in the fast lane: In just six months, both the number of customers using the service and the number of rental transactions worldwide have doubled. The market...

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Toyota Prius V Launched in Australia [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:06:00 +0000

TOYOTA Australia has added a fourth member to its petrol-electric hybrid range in the form of the seven-seat Prius V, priced at a sharp $35,990 plus on-road costs. The largest member of Toyota’s...

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Solar plane ends first leg of intercontinental bid

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:51:00 +0000

The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely in Madrid early Friday at the end of the first leg of its attempt at an intercontinental flight without using a drop of fuel. Pilot Andre...

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Nissan LEAF, Wind, Waves and Whisky | Fully Charged [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:11:00 +0000

Robert Llewellyn visits a wind farm in Scotland to speak to EVA Scotland Chairman Adrien Loening. There are 50 wind turbines here, generating almost 500MW of energy, making it nearly half the size of...

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Nissan to Produce 100% Electric Van in Spain [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:23:00 +0000

Today Nissan announced that a 100% electric compact van, the e-NV200, will go into production at its Barcelona plant in the 2013 Financial Year. The new model will be based on the existing...

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Nissan brings 30 min Charging to EV owners in France and Holland

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:14:00 +0000

Today Nissan has unveiled its first electric vehicle Quick Chargers in France and the Netherlands. The Quick Chargers are the first of 400 free units, which have been manufactured and donated across...

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Nissan LEAF - a world without petrol - Sydney [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:07:00 +0000

The Nissan LEAF launch in Sydney last week included 'a world without petrol' campaign featuring petrol bowsers artistically modified to show how they might be used. View and vote for your favorite...

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Tesla to start deliveries of Model S electric cars next month

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:28:00 +0000

Tesla Motors Inc. said it will begin delivering its first mass production electric car, the Model S to customers starting June 22, about a month ahead of the expected schedule. The Palo Alto-based...

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Audi A1 e-tron Lake Constance Electric Car Rally [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:01:00 +0000

The Audi A1 e-tron shows the strengths of the e-tron concept by finishing on the podium at the new Lake Constance Electric Car Rally.

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Toyota Hybrids: 4 Million Sold

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:25:00 +0000

Toyota's global sales of hybrid vehicles have passed the four-million mark, according to company figures released today. The milestone, which includes Lexus hybrids, was achieved in late April...

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Ford Focus Electric Stars in Yahoo!’s ‘Plugged In,’ [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:41:00 +0000

Yahoo! and Ford are releasing today a teaser video previewing “Plugged In,” a weekly online reality competition show coinciding with the launch of the all-new 2012 Focus Electric and airing...

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Zipcar launches pilot scheme with Vauxhall Ampera

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:41:00 +0000

Car sharing network Zipcar has signed a deal with Vauxhall to run a pilot scheme that sees the electric Ampera join its fleet of self-service, pay as you go vehicles for the next six months. Zipcar...

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Boris Said to pilot electric-powered BMW M3 at 2012 Pikes Peak [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:31:00 +0000

The annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb will commence on Sunday July 8th and we can now reveal a special competitor will be among the entrants. An electrically powered BMW M3 is set to be entered by EV West...

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Chevy Volt owner says he last filled up 4,000 miles ago [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:27:00 +0000

Meet Noble. He's the latest Chevrolet Volt owner to be featured in GM commercials now airing on TV. He calls the Volt the best vehicle he’s ever driven and says the last time he filled up his Volt...

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