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2012 Greenest Car

The ACEEE (the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) released their choice for the 2012 greenest car and for the 14th annual comprehensive environmental rankings. The Honda Civic Natural Gas’s,which had held its title for eight years in a row, place was taken by the Mitsubishi i-MIEV battery electric. It earned, in the annual survey,

Nissan Leaf batteries could be recycled for power grid backup

Nissan and three energy-technology corporations have joined forces to create a way to make use of discharged lithium-ion battery packs that comes from Nissan’s electric vehicles, by finding way to store energy that has been created by the public power grid when the factory is in its off-peak hours. They also are trying to form

Ford to introduce five new electric vehicles

Ford Motor Company, which is being led the new mid-sized Ford Fusion Hybrid, will, in the next 12 months, produce 5 new electric vehicles and list them on the market. Alan Mulally, the company’s president and CEO, said, “It will be the most ecofriendly vehicle lineup in our history,” at the International Auto Show. “To

Wireless Electric Chargers

Even though the technology of attaching your electric car to a charging station hasn’t even come close to taking over society, it is already begun to be succeeded by better technology. What seemed impossible before now has finally become a reality. The Japanese company Nissan has very nearly created a new way to charge their

Will the British Government pull the plug on elecric car grants?

The British consumption of electric cars is extremely low. In fact the consumption is so low that there is a growing rumor that the government will decide to just throw away the plug-in car grant, this grant was used as a means to boost electric car sales The project was made known in January 2011,

Volkswagen to Build Electric Cars in China From 2013

The head of the Volkswagen auto company in China said that his company aims to construct electric vehicles in China to meet the requirment for less-poluting vehicles – November 21 (Bloomberg). Karl Thomas Neuman, who is the chief executive officer and president of Volkswagen’s China unit, stated that the company, along with some chinese parteners

Electric Car Resale Value

Recently, the Kelley Blue Book reported that the Chevy Volt would be the winner of the electric car that holds its value more than any other in its field.  Of course, being a fairly new technology, no one knows exactly how well they will hold their value.  There really is no history.  No real strong

The World’s Smallest Electric Car

We have seen some very small electric-powered cars in the most recent years, like those made by Tango, Weego, Think and Smart. However, all of these models are enormous compared to what Swedish scientists from Empa have produced. Along with some classmates at the University of Groningen in Netherlands, these scientists have created a unique

Chevy Volt Sales – 2011

Although is unlikely that GM will hit its 2011 annual sales goals, the volt sold more cars in October than any previous month.  GM actually reported over 1,100 for the month.  This is the first time since earlier in the year, that the GM car has beaten its rival, the Nissan Leaf  in monthly sales. 

Electric Car Manufacturer, Top American Manufacturers

Electric car manufacturer has largely developed including in America. These manufacturers become a large mainstream manufacturer in North America. For that point, for the time being, the market demands on electric vehicle increases. The large electric vehicles companies can support the world sustainable energy and may enlarge the world car vehicles in global expansion. North
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