Electric car
More layoffs at Coda Automotive
We have been hearing some bad news from Coda Automotive lately, as there have been “massive layoffs” at the California electric vehicle start-up. Coda Automotive laid off more than 50 employees including a substantial part of its sales and marketing staff. Though we are not sure about all the details, sources have been heard saying that the company has sold fewer ...
Tesla Model S Pricing for Europe Out
It looks like Telsa will sell the Model S electric car for a much higher price to the Europe. The eco-friendly manufacturer has announced different prices for different countries and it seems that the Europeans will have to spend a little more to get behind the wheel of the Telsa Model S 60kWh. Currently, Telsa has decided to sell only the ...
Toyota Fun Vii Car Might Come with Wireless Charging Tech
How about a car that can change its exterior depending on the driver’s mood? And how fun will it be if you can choose a color for your car each day? Well, we are not talking about a fairy tale, but the kind of technologies that could get included into the future cars. Until the introduction of Fun-Vii, customized cars used ...
Electric Car Association Founded in Iceland
Iceland is a place with renewable energy almost too cheap to meter. The latest move to make Iceland an EV-friendly country has happened through the move to give shape to the Icelandic EV Association by an Icelandic entrepreneur named Gisli Gislayson and his team. Majority of the population lives in Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city. The rural areas can also be connected ...
Kansas City All for Electric Vehicles
After people started to prefer electric vehicles due to concerns on greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum supplies, electric vehicles have increasingly started flowing out into American highways and driveways. Realizing the importance the new move, Kansas City is all set to be the most electric-vehicle ready in terms of charging infrastructure. The Kansas City region is well equipped with sufficient public ...
Rinspeed Micromax EV Concept Heads for Geneva
Every year at the Geneva Motor Show, a new model for urban motoring is sure to appear from Switzerland's Rinspeed. In 2010, we saw the debut of the Fiat-500-esque UC and in 2011, it was the BamBoo. Last year, the company brought the Smart ForTwo-centric Dock+Go. So what’s up for 2013? Micromax, we hear! Micromax may appear as one of the ...
Chevy Volt Tops Satisfaction Survey
It was two years ago that the Chevrolet Volt first when on sale. Owners of the car are now happy about the return on their investment. They claim that they have driven more than 100 million all-electric miles since its entry to the market. GM estimates that the average Chevy Volt owner travels in pure electric mode for more than ...
Fisker Karma Production Hits Speedbreaker as Battery Supplies Dry Up
Looks like bad times have dawned on Fisker, and it has been forced to temporarily halt production of its Karma plug-in hybrid. The decision comes after its lithium-ion battery supplier A123 Systems reduced output. A123 Batteries, is the main supplier of batteries for Fisker Karma, had filed for bankruptcy last week. Fisker has enough lithium-ion batteries with it if any owner ...
GM Sail Springo EV Comes to China
At the Auto Guangzhou 2012, Shanghai General Motors launched its first localized new energy vehicle christened Sail SPRINGO EV. Shanghai General Motors is a joint venture of US carmaker General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Motor. The vehicle was developed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) under the ‘Green to Drive’ product strategy to produce ...
Fiat 500e Images Out Ahead of LA Show
Even though Fiat was waiting to officially take the wraps off its 500e at the 2012 LA Motor show, two images have just sneaked out much ahead of the show. The images brought to public view the electric car which we all saw in concept form three years ago. Now with the LA debut just a few weeks away, the ...
