On the fence with a Leaf purchase? Rent one for a few days. Largest plug-in car fleet in California Many years ago, when the Toyota Prius was just in its second generation, many potential Prius consumers just weren’t sure what they thought about hybrids. Back in those days I often used to recommend renting a Prius, or another hybrid, for a few days to test the vehicle out. Fortunately, …

RX-8 leaving the rotary engine behind And the rotary engine The Wankel rotary engine, made famous by Mazda, will be mothballed next summer with the launch of the new RX-8, but it probably won’t be decommissioned for long. While the rotary engine might again make its way into conventional ICE vehicles, its real future might be the hybrid space. According to Mazda, a range …

The range of environmentally friendly cars available now includes electric and hybrid vehicles , and those that run on alternative fuels like biodiesel and biogas. Hybrids are one of the most practical eco-friendly vehicles …

These Eco friendly cars will run on alternative fuels like Bio-Ethanol, Hydrogen, Electric, Natural and Bio gas. Also, there are some hybrid cars. Green cars are considered to be the only way to reduce the pollution and to tackle …

The revolution is waiting, but is lithium ready? Can lithium push hybrids beyond 3 percent? Lithium, lithium, lithium. Is it all just hype? When Toyota decided not to use lithium in the 3rd gen Hybrid Synergy Drive and the 3rd generation Toyota Prius , it was hard not to be disappointed. It’s obvious that NiMH isn’t the future of the battery vehicle, whether plugged-in or…

The two famous car maker has announced that they will be working together to produce eco-friendly cars which will be out in the market by the year 2008. The partnership between the two forward thinking companies is hoped to bring revolutionary technologies which will help … Toyota and Honda has been leading the way when it comes to producing green cars . The Toyota Prius, the first …

There are four types of eco-friendly cars : hybrids, electric,bio Fuel and diesel green cars . By definition a eco-friendly car is a car or sport utility vehicle that runs on electric that has been obtained from solar power or water …

A new vision for the BYD dream? A plug-in promise oversold, but under-delivered When Warren Buffett took a share of BYD Automotive several years ago, not only did I believe that BYD was primed to quickly become a major player in the battery car game, but that plug-ins were going to …

A new vision for the BYD dream? A plug-in promise oversold, but under-delivered When Warren Buffett took a share of BYD Automotive several years ago, not only did I believe that BYD was primed to quickly become a major player in the battery car game, but that plug-ins were going to mainstream much faster than forecast — at least in China. But those dreams didn’t …

Musk can even teach the master a less on or two No one can accuse Tesla’s Musk of a small ego Last week Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk gave kudos to GM for building the Chevy Volt because it helped legitimize plug-in vehicles in the mainstream auto industry. However, he also stated that the Volt wasn’t “particularly inspiring.” Similarly, regarding the Chevy Spark EV, Musk…

Exactly the kind of Energi Ford needs today Plugging into better Consumer Report’s ratings Boy, last week the news regarding Ford was how close the company was moving towards investment grade and the near term possibility of a dividend. Even CNBC Fast Money’s Joe Terranova had become a long term Ford bull. Then today, Ford dropped 10 spots in reliability …

Leaf drivers providing interesting EV data Nissan Leaf user data begs some important questions Initial data from Nissan Leaf drivers is opening up a real world perspective into plug-in electric vehicle issues that suggest the government might not have a very good understanding of its role in pushing the US auto industry forward. Most interesting, Nissan’s Leaf data demonstrates that either EV charging infrastructure really isn’t a …