Archive for the Electric Vehicles Category
New Jobs in the Electric Vehicle Market
Job Opportunities Abound In EV Market With the increasing number of electric vehicles being built, offered and sold throughout the world, new occupations are developing in the electric car market. Because of the multitude of possible jobs and responsibilities in the market, new positions and occupations are made available each day. As the electric car [...]
Comments Off
GM Clones Parade At Detroit
GM Clones on parade Last January 10, Via Motors unveiled its E-REV plug-in hybrid Silverado pick up truck, Suburban and Express Van lines. This company retrofits cars and trucks through the installation of a plug-in hybrid drive train called the E-REV. This system provides extended range travel using electric power with a supposed 100 miles [...]
Comments Off
New Cars Introduced In Detroit
Hybrids unveiled in Detroit There are three new cars that have wowed the visitors, kibitzers and participants in the ongoing Detroit Motor Show. These electric vehicles are from Lexus, the prime Toyota brand, Volvo, the Swedish car giant and BMW, the German carmaker. The Lexus LF-LC concept is a rapid departure from the conservative models [...]
Comments Off
New Electric Vehicles Unveiled
New alternative fuel cars unveiled Kia Motors has not always been one to run with the herd. Instead of participating in the Detroit Motor Show, the company has opted to unveil its electric vehicle line in the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. The automaker said that it had chosen the CES instead of the Detroit [...]
Comments Off
Kia Shows Off Naimo Electric Concept
The Kia Naimo Concept. Last week, Kia Motors brought its 5-door, 4-seat Naimo electric sedan concept to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The car is the Korean automaker’s third electric vehicle to debut in roughly a year?the other two being the already-released Kia Ray EV and the Kia Pop concept, which was [...]
Comments Off
CAFE Hearings Focus Opposing Viewpoints
By Jeff Cobb In Detroit on Tuesday some strong arguments were heard either in support of or against the proposed 2017-2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards and the auto industry is split on the issue. The hearing will be followed by two more this month, and these are required by federal government regulators prior to [...]
Comments Off
Honda Insight
By Larry E. Hall When the current generation Honda Insight was introduced in March 2009 as a 2010 model it was hailed as a “Toyota Prius fighter.” Making the best use of the most cost-effective Honda hybrid technology, the Insight was touted as a 40-mpg-plus compact car for less than $20,000 – a figure designed [...]
Comments Off
Toyota unveils 2013 NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept
By Jeff Cobb Last week at the Detroit Auto Show, Toyota showed the world the rest of its Prius-transcending NS4 plug-in hybrid concept. Leading up to this unveiling, Toyota had maximized its PR value by showing teaser photos while offering details just as scant as selected close-ups shots of a headlight or other design aspects. [...]
Comments Off
$4 Gas Is Best, And Worst, Time to Buy a New Hybrid
The 50-mpg Toyota Prius is enticing when gas hits $4 a gallon. Even with this week’s slight dip in oil prices, next week is likely to bring the dreaded return of $4 gas as the official national average at the pumps. (Last week, it hit $3.96.) The knee-jerk reaction from many Americans will be to [...]
Comments Off
Toyota Denies Reports That All Priuses Will Be Plug-in
read more email this article to a friend
Comments Off
April 2011 Dashboard: Hybrid Sales Drop, As Earthquake Cuts Off Supply
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Coming off near-record levels in March, the hybrid market took a nosedive in April. With gas prices soaring, [...]
Comments Off
Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid
By Larry E. Hall and Brad Berman The full-size American pickup is perhaps the most utilitarian vehicle on the market. Since most “lifestyle buyers” have left the segment—meaning fewer 110-pound soccer moms toting 60-pound kids in these 18-foot-long behemoths—the remaining truck buyers value functional capability above all else. While some treehuggers put fuel economy above [...]
Comments Off
Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric Car
While the electric car market is starting to become slightly crowded with many of the major car manufacturers introducing electric vehicles for the future, many believe that the Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric Car could perhaps be a step up to the next level from the current array of vehicles available. When you consider that Mitsubishi, [...]
Comments Off
Think City Electric Car
Car makers charge on for demand The Think City Electric Car is the latest in a long line of small, compact and very environmentally friendly electric cars set to hit the market in the weeks, months and years ahead. Despite the fact that many of the larger electric vehicles have hit the headlines so far [...]
Comments Off
Nissan Leaf Electric Car
Nissan's CEO leads the way! If there is one name in the electric car market which you will hear in the months and years to come it is the Nissan Leaf electric car which has already caused a significant stir around the world despite the fact it has only just been released in the UK [...]
Comments Off
Chevrolet Volt Electric Car
Is the Chevrolet Volt a true hybrid car? The Chevrolet Volt electric car has certainly taken the market by storm at a time when many people are looking for the most efficient form of transport incorporating electric energy and hybrid backup systems. Despite the fact that the Chevrolet Volt electric car has only been on [...]
Comments Off
With High Gas Prices, Consumers Shift to Smaller SUVs
The top-selling SUV on the U.S. market today is the Honda CR-V, which at 24 mpg is far more efficient than many previous holders of that distinction. The early months of 2011 have seen both a major recovery in auto sales and record monthly highs in the price of gasoline. This has resulted in widely [...]
Comments Off
New Larger Prius Model Delayed in Japan Due to Earthquake
Last week, we posted a full report on possible delays to hybrid car production as a result of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Now there is word of the first actual delay: Toyota says the new Prius V—the larger version of the most popular hybrid hatchback—will be delayed from its planned April [...]
Comments Off
Taxes and Fees Not Included: Governments Choose Cars and Fuels
By Chris Ellis Most Americans believe they are already paying too much for gasoline, but drivers in most of the rest of the developed world are paying a lot more. Over many decades, most European countries and Japan have introduced heavy taxes on gasoline and on cars themselves, making it much more expensive to own [...]
Comments Off
Audi A3 TDI
By Larry E. Hall and Brad Berman Not quite ready for the electric car revolution? Hybrids just not your style? So, what cars are out there that have some green creed, some luxury status, get really good fuel mileage and, oh yeah, are fun to drive? Sounds like it’s time to take a test-drive in [...]
Comments Off
Rare Earth Metals Avoided by Toyota and Tesla
Shortage in rare earth metals The problem with fossil fuels, its depletion and rarity, is now becoming one of the major issues in electric vehicle technology. Rare earth metals have become much more in demand with the increasing demand for green cars in the market. One company has veered away from the pack. Toyota is [...]
Comments Off
The Basic Knowledge Needed on Electric Car Batteries
Basic facts on electric car batteries The electric car development is now at a dizzying pace with a great number of vehicles rolling off assembly lines from many car manufacturers. Central to this particular market that will most probably overrun fossil fuel driven vehicles is the battery. There are many questions regarding the battery, such [...]
Comments Off
Demand Outstrips Electric Car Demand
Car makers charge on for demand Nissan is now facing irate Leaf purchasers because of the continued lack of information on the estimated time of deliveries for the much-coveted electric vehicle. “We don’t know what’s going on,” says Eugen Dunlop of Davis, Calif., who ordered a Leaf last summer and had been expecting delivery by [...]
Comments Off
Electric car charging
The power of oil! There is no doubt that the electric car market in the UK and around the world is set to grow exponentially over the next few years as the move from fossil fuels to more eco-friendly power continues. However, while many believe that the introduction of a whole host of attention grabbing [...]
Comments Off
Why Honda Is Using Lithium Batteries in Civic Hybrid
The Honda Civic Si Concept coupe and Civic Concept sedan, which debuted in Detroit earlier this month, shows styling direction of the ninth-generation 2012 Civic. When Honda recently unveiled its 2012 Civic design, and announced that the new Civic Hybrid would use lithium ion batteries for the first time, we weren’t surprised. Last March, we [...]
Comments Off