Plug-in Prius offers the most cost-effective plug-in architecture When it comes to batteries, we have to walk before we run A new UK study on total costs of ownership (TCO) of low carbon cars demonstrates that plug-in vehicles will probably still need government incentives in 2030 to overcome higher TCO’s, and that plug-in hybrids similar to the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid will…

Hybrid Cars UK | Best Hybrid Cars | Electric Cars | Green Cars . Find The Latest Hybrid Cars In The UK. Read Honest Reviews Of The Best Hybrid, Electric And Green Cars … vehicle charging stations in public areas.1 There are some differences between the various democratic governments around the world however you may find that for the most part charging stations will be

Dispelling the myth that eco-friendly cars can be slow and boring, the brand new eco car show team has designed the paddock to show off a range of exciting, sporty and stylish green supercars. Included in the line-up at Battersea Power station in London will be the Westfield Sport …

The solar-roofed Smart Forvision plug-in concept Eye candy, but also an important new direction There have been a number of vehicle previews ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show that have been built upon plug-in drivetrains. Unfortunately, automakers have no intention to build most of these concepts. Instead, these vehicles serve…

Car sharing just as important as plug-in vehicles? Should batteries just be a piece of the solution? While the Frankfurt Auto Show will be a forum for many new hybrid and plug-in vehicles, a new consumer survey suggests that most German consumers aren’t nearly as bullish as the German government regarding such vehicles. Consequently, …

The T.27 going through crash tests. Gordon Murray joins Lotus board Out of the box thinking is probably the key to the future of the auto industry. Inevitably, the current model of mobile transportation is a resource intensive, energy guzzling dinosaur. And automotive “engineer, designer and entrepreneur” Gordon Murray, of McLaren F…

America needs to Focus on more than plug-ins Could the US achieve more sooner? The latest word coming out of China suggests that significant changes to tax policies for new energy vehicles are coming. Instead, of focusing on plug-ins, China is preparing to incentivize hybrid sales, and other fuel efficient technologies. Should the US consider a similar, and …

s (7201) Leaf electric cars are increasingly appearing on local roads, underscoring the fact that green cars are taking off in Japan earlier than anywhere else in the world. The lineup of parts producers is also … Research firm Fuji Keizai Co. expects world demand for eco-friendly cars to soar from just above 1 million units in 2011 to approximately 5.5 million units by 2015 and 32.1 million by 2025, or roughly

Etherea based compact hybrid coming by 2014 Expanding Nissan’s battery powered portfolio Possibly by late 2012, Nissan will add a new compact hybrid to the Infiniti lineup based on the Etherea concept and its new hybrid powertrain, currently found in the Infiniti M hybrid . Likewise, Infiniti will add a Leaf-based electric…

Are cars the wrong solution, even if plugged in? Plug-ins not a solution for a majority of Californians, especially ones of color A new study by The Greenlining Institute, Electric Vehicles – Who’s left stranded questions the growing role of plug-in electric vehicles as the solution to pollution and foreign oil dependence, particularly in non-white communities, which make up 60 percent…

Car loans and increasing hybrid supplies are a good sign for buyers If you can afford to be in the new car market Earlier today I read that 25 percent of Americans can’t afford to repair their current ride. Times are tough as the US and many other economies hover around a double dip recession that is…

Only in California? Although Toyota has several EVs planned to follow the RAV4 plug-in It sounds like the upcoming Toyota RAV4 EV will only be sold in California when it goes on sale some time in 2012, probably following the launch of the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid . While Toyota plans to be in the EV market, the automaker still…