Tesla battery-powered car has set a new distance record by going 311 miles on a single charge in the Eco Challenge as part of the 2009 Global Green Challenge...
The Chevrolet Volt moved significantly closer to America's driveways as the last pre-production version of the extended-range electric vehicle rolled out of...
Earlier hybrid cars were considered as rare breeds but presently we can spot more and more such vehicles on the road. But still they are not produced on...
General Motors said on Thursday it had teamed up with India's Reva Electric Car Co. to develop a plug-in version of the GM Spark mini-car as the US auto giant...
The final version of its prototype Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid at the Frankfurt Motor Show two weeks hence, one in a flurry of green concepts to be shown...
The Fisker Karma, as it is called, has looks that rival a Mercedes-Benz roadster. Yet the key to what makes it different is emblazoned on the sides in chrome...
DETROIT -- A battery-pack assembly plant being built here offers the clearest indication yet of the sales potential General Motors Co. sees for its plug-in...
The Chevrolet Volt plug-in series hybrid has received an EPA estimated 230 city miles per gallon.about the first 40 miles of driving on a full charge, the Volt...
It turns out BMW has more alternative fuels brewing than just clean diesel and hydrogen. BMW is also working on Project i--a code name for a tiny electric car...
Nissan's plug-free electric carThe Japanese carmaker's wireless system employs the same electromagnetic field technology used to charge an electric toothbrush ...
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General Motors Corp. will assemble battery packs for its new rechargeable electric car at a facility south of Detroit, creating about 100 jobs, a person...
... Yeah, and under our current system in this country, people have to wait, too! I have to wait until December 2010 for some medically-necessary surgery if I...
GM's long, hard, bumpy road to the Chevrolet Volt WARREN, Mich. -- General Motors Corp. made it clear that there is nothing small or temporary about its...
All-new hybrid gets good fuel economy.The all-new, Honda Insight is virtually a carbon copy of that market leader. Read more at http://autoblitz.blogspot.com/...
Maybe because it isn't a great system. My friend had to wait over 2 1/2 years for his turn to get a knee replacement in Canada which has a national health...
Most of the big car companies have been promising car HHO (Hybrid Hydrogen Oxygen) systems for years. However, where are they? Where are all these cars that...
-- Toyota Motor Corp. may offer to supply a version of its Prius hybrid car to General Motors Corp. A version of the world's top-selling hybrid car may yet...
This distinction is very important now and going forward. This is what separates the Voltech from all other technologies now. It is good from the start to...
Nationalized health care is not the answer. The nationalizing it you get efficiency of a Soviet Union Bread Line with the compassion of the IRS. One of the...
BALTIMORE – The nation's first all-electric car-sharing program debuted Tuesday at the city's Inner Harbor, with manufacturer Electrovaya hoping urban...
A new hydrogen car designed for use in cities and backed by a relative of the founder of German luxury sportscar maker Porsche was on Tuesday unveiled in...
Docking station link: http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/06/16/witricity-charges-up-for-electric-vehicle-market/ Here's an idea. Put a track of this technology...
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Linda, you're right maybe I should have used a diesel locomotive as an example. A lot of people don't realize a diesel powered train is a hybrid which the...
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... That's because the electric motor *does* provide motive power directly to the wheels, which is part of the DOE's definition of hybrid-electric vehicle. ......
After GM filed for bankruptcy this past Monday morning, a spokesperson for the company said that the filing will have no impact on its plans to start selling...
Linda, their distinction as an extended range electric car is not important at this point in time. It's not like everyone drives electric cars and the volt is...
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... It isn't a hybrid, though, because the gas engine never powers the wheels, only the battery. Chevy has been very careful to maintain that distinction in...
I know GM wants to use the term "Extended range electric car" but I was thinking "Flex Fuel Hybrid" might be a better selling point in corn country or wherever...
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(NAPSI)-In light of tougher federal fuel economy and emissions standards, automotive engineers have found what may be a surprising way to wring an extra mile...
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