60 percent want hybrids to be superior in every way According to a new Accenture Study taken in the US, Canada, Germany, France and Italy, 6 out 10 consumers will only buy a hybrid when it is “superior to gasoline-only models in every way.” Likewise, just 36 percent of consumers cited higher gas prices as a reason to buy a …

Coming soon to a bridge near you? In just 15 years Washington State could experience a $3.8 billion state budget shortfall because of a decline in gas tax revenues due to hybrid and electric vehicle adoption according to a new report . That means $3.8 billion less to pay for highway projects and to maintain infrastructure, and that’s just one state. Many…

Ford Unveils New Focus, Plans Electric Model For 2011 · New York City to Buy 70000 New Electric Cars · Detroit Auto Show 2010: The 24 Best Green Cars · Westfield Sportscars Developing Electric iRacer. Add a comment or question. Recommend this post …. There’s far less speculation and they are stable precisely because of government regulations . Again, I challenge you to come up with some thesis as to why and how the

‘ Green’ cars are nature friendly cars built to cut the exhaust fumes ejected into the air. These cars are popularly known as electric cars or hybrid cars. They are made to run on electric, with the help of a rechargeable energy storage … The days are not far off when eco friendly cars will rule the roads of the world. Ethan Williams, an automobile expert, writes articles on future cars and hybrid cars. …

Blue Drive or a mild hybrid powertrain? Sometime in 2011 Hyundai plans to produce a small number of electric cars, but the automaker believes it will be at least another 5 or 6 years after before EVs are produced in any meaningful numbers. Thus, Hyundai plans on adding diesel hybrid vehicles to its hybrid portfolio, in addition to gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas hybrids. Currently, the …

And the EV wars are on, kind of Just when it seemed the city of Downey, CA was a shoe-in to become the next electric vehicle assembly plant for Tesla, Long Beach stepped up the stakes. A few weeks ago, Tesla and Downey appeared to agree on a $8.9 million deal to set up an…

The Ford Focus EV If Ford can acquire about $120 million in state funding from Michigan , the automaker will invest up to $500 million to develop batteries for its EVs in the state while hiring up to 1,000 workers. If the future of the automobile is the battery, it seems Michigan has no choice but to acquiesce to Ford’s demands if keeping Ford in

The UP Lite at the LA Auto Show There aren’t many details, but it has been reported that an EV version of the UP, based closely on the UP Lite concept version pictured in this post, is coming to the US market. Early word suggests the new EV will be called the Space UP!

Green Cars : Report on hybrid and other alternative fuel cars. In terms of green car technology, North America is just catching up to the rest of the world. As green technology costs come in line with the value to the consumer, we’ll probably see more eco-friendly cars hit the street. Whether it’s gasoline-electric hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, electric, new-generation diesel or the next big thing,… Study…

Prius … the green car that Clarkson loves to rubbish – ok so he likes to rubbish all green cars … has just won the Top Gear City Car of the Year Award. I guess stranger things have happened at sea. … Daimler plant closures, Daimler Smartfortwo, December car sales, Defender 90, eco-friendly …

Plug-in adoption to be slow and gradual In the past week Nissan/Renault head, Carlos Ghosn has been on an EV publicity tour. Yesterday, however, Ghosn seemed to take a more tempered approach towards electric vehicles. “We’re not going to take the market by storm,” said Ghosn at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York . “Electricity is going to complement oil.” …

Green Car Site > Compare green hybrid, electric & fuel efficient eco friendly cars . Posted by Carl Jonas in english, news. … Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars & More | Green Car · Green Cars , Hybrid Cars, Electric Cars, Hydrogen Cars – Kelley Blue Book · Fuel Efficient Sports Car from BMW · link to original news source. News was taken from feed: http://feeds.delicious.com/rss/tag/sustainability. Subscribe …