The European tradition of coachbuilding—the manufacturing of carriages—dates back to the 1700s. These days, it refers to the high-end auto design firms, such as Rolls Royce and Ferrari, which build custom-designed specialty vehicles. Like nearly every automaker in the world, coachbuilders are going green, by designing and building all-electric vehicles. Their electric cars are well …

From Norway, comes the Th!nk City, the new compact electric car coming from Europe. With a fantastic acceleration, considering the size of the car, with the following stats: Top speed 100km/h Acceleration 0-50km/h 6.5 seconds Acceleration 0-80km/h 16.0 seconds Typical charge time – standard electric socket: 0-100% SOC (state of charge) approx. 13 hours, 230VAC / 14A 0-80% SOC…

Hyping Volt’s claim of 100 km/litre… The company that gave the world the monster-sized Hummer now claims it will deliver a plug-in vehicle next year so fuel efficient it will take you several times across the city on a single litre of gasoline. General Motors Co., eager to shift attention from its near-collapse and …

Some news regarding Nissan’s new electric car Leaf: Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s third- largest automaker, rose to the highest in 10 months after displaying its first electric car, aimed at a market it anticipates will be larger than hybrids. Nissan gained 5.4 percent to 726 yen, the highest since Sep. 29., at the close of Tokyo Stock Exchange trading. Nissan Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said yesterday …

After Ford Fusion was introduced in 2006, a new design model was introduced along with the hybrid version in 2009. Starting at $27,270, priced a little above Toyota Camry Hybrid, but with a much better gas mileage. The Fusion Hybrid uses an evolution of the powertrain in the Escape Hybrid, with promises to be the …

After General Motors Failure, will Volt still be released as predicted, delayed or simply be abandoned? GM’s bankruptcy and control by the US government will be decisive in keeping the Volt up float. Only time will tell if GM’s failure will affect Chevy Volt, and while it might not be commercially viable in the short-term, any Research & Development of Electric cars is a long to very long…

Boston Power plans battery plant for cars, laptops Battery company Boston Power thinks it can bring electric car battery manufacturing to the U.S. with some help from government stimulus funds. The Westborough, Mass.-based company on Monday is scheduled to hold a press event in nearby Auburn where it plans to build a factory to make lithium-ion batteries for laptops and electric vehicles. Construction of the facility, which …

Mitsubishi i-MiEV will be one of the first ‘pure’ electric cars being available in the UK. It is a 4-door 5-seater than can travel 100 miles, or 160 Km, on a single charge. It was just announced that the cars will become available for purchase in England beginning in November 2009. At first there …

According to a recent study conducted by JPMorgan, hybrid sales are about to take off. Last year, there were some 480,000 total hybrid vehicles sold around the world, which represents less than 1% of global sales. By 2020, though, JPMorgan predicts that 11.28 million hybrids will be sold annually, representing over 13% of all vehicles …

High mileage per gallon and a price well below $18k, the new 2010 Honda Insight is aimed at the masses, with high affordability and the known efficiency of Honda Hybrids. With a 63.4 mile per gallon efficiency, Honda believes that real-world mileage will be much better than the official EPA rating of 40-

The Next-Gen 2010 Prius debuted today in Detroit with 50 mpg, based on Toyota’s own internal testing. With a 1.8-liter Atkinson-cycle, four-cylinder engine. In http://www.autobloggreen.com: The new Prius has three driving modes: Eco, EV-Drive and Power. The EV Drive isn’t anything new – if you have a Japanese Prius. A first for the U.S., the Eco mode allows battery-only operation “at low speeds for about a mile, …

DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said it would launch an all-electric car for city commuting by 2012 in the United States as part of its plan to speed up the introduction of green cars as its global sales falter. The FT-EV concept made its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Sunday, where the world’s top automaker is also unveiling two new gasoline-electric hybrid …