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Chevy Spark adds Fast Charge and route re-mapping to avoid range anxiety

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Chevrolet's Spark could slip under the all-important $20k barrier, assuming government eco-car subsidies work in your favor, with the EV priced up ahead of its showroom arrival in mid-June. The sticker price of the battery-powered Chevy will be $27,495, the company has confirmed, but it hopes a brace of tax credits, incentives, and a new lease option will see the car hit Tesla Model S style popularity, rather than moldering like a Nissan Leaf. Read The Full Story

Elon Musk drops hints about future Tesla BMW 3-series competitor

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Tesla has hit an undeniable home run with this Model S electric vehicle, despite the car's high cost. Tesla has created an attractive electric vehicle with an impressively long driving range that has wowed drivers and reviewers alike. The only downside to the vehicle is that a well-equipped version runs and the $100,000 range. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi unveils a pair of new all electric racecars for 2013 Pikes Peak hill climb

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you think about automotive racing, green probably doesn't come to mind. However, race teams are very keen on fuel efficiency and races are commonly won based on fuel economy alone. If one racecar can go more miles in the form of laps that another, they have to make less stops for fuel and therefore win more races. There are also a number of pure electric racecars out there that race various types of events. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi wireless EV research could recharge your car remotely

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Mitsubishi is currently struggling in the United States as an automaker after finding its products unable to compete effectively on the market in most segments. Despite the company's troubles, it hasn't stepped away from research and development when it comes to making electric vehicles more practical for your average driver. Currently there are several things about electric vehicles that are preventing them from gaining popularity. Read The Full Story

Toyota ME.WE concept clads EV in chunky plastic

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Toyota has revealed a new EV concept that prioritizes flexibility, eco-concern, and easy damage repair, the ME.WE, cladding a simple aluminum sub-frame with easily interchanged polypropylene body panels. The electric car concept, designed in association with French firm Jean-Marie Massaud, can flip instantly between two- or four-wheel drive, thanks to an individual motor in each wheel, while the doors, bonnet, bumpers, wings, and other components can be switched out to suit different use-cases or to swiftly repair damage. Read The Full Story

GM begins manufacturing Spark EV electric motor in Baltimore

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

General Motors has become the first domestic automaker to build electric motors and drive units in the United States. GM has announced that the manufacturing of the electric motors for its coming Spark EV have begun in Baltimore. The electric motors and drive units were imported from foreign manufacturers before GM kicked off production in the US. Read The Full Story

Protean debuts production in-wheel electric motor

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Protean Electric is a company that performs a lot of research and development in the in-wheel electric drive market. In-wheel electric motors are exactly what they sound like, small electric propulsion units that fit within the wheels of an automobile. Protean Electric has unveiled its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress. Read The Full Story

Detroit Electric unveils all-electric SP:01 luxury sports car

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Last month, we reported that Detroit Electric planned to unveil an electric sports car, of which only a single teaser image was supplied with no information about its name, price, or other details. In Detroit earlier today, the car - called the SP:01 - was unveiled, along with its specs and an image of the mean-looking electric beast. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Review

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Electric cars generally settle into one of two camps: the outlandish, like Renault’s Twizy, or the discrete, like Nissan’s Note. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV, however, straddles both. Its “space jelly-bean” looks are certainly eye-catching, but they’re also borrowed wholesale from the regular gas-powered version available in Japan and Europe, rather than an EV flourish for its own sake. The i-MiEV is also one of the US’ cheapest EVs, though with prices starting at $21,625 (after tax incentives) it still commands a premium over more traditionally fuelled cars. Can the i-MiEV’s frugal charms win us over? Read on for the full SlashGear review.

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Toyota i-Road electric vehicle turns up on video

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

We talked a couple times now about the strange little Toyota i-Road electric vehicle. The car was first seen at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. It's rather like a cross between a motorcycle and a very small electric vehicle. There was some indication that Toyota was aiming the vehicle at drivers wanting to split lanes in traffic as motorcyclists often do. Read The Full Story

Renault Twizy: We drive the bonkers moon-buggy EV

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

This ain’t your daddy’s Tesla. In fact, the Renault Twizy is arguably the antithesis of the Model S: eye-catching where the Tesla is discrete; cheap where the electric sedan is expensive. Intended for city driving and the sort of short trips where nippy and straightforward are the key factors, the Twizy also manages to be a whole lot of fun, albeit with a couple of caveats (and preferably a pair of gloves). We raised our eco-cred with a Twizy blast around the urban jungle.

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Toyota i-ROAD teased for EV city duty

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Toyota can't seem top stop designing long, thin city cars, and its latest - the Toyota i-ROAD - has been teased ahead of a debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Billed as "an ultra-compact zero-emissions city car" the i-ROAD is otherwise shrouded in secrecy, though the top-down view suggests something along the lines of the Toyota Smart INSECT shown off in Japan last October. Read The Full Story
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