An English court has once again ruled against Tesla Motors, dismissing the company’s latest libel charge against the BBC, producer of the automotive TV show Top Gear. Will this be the final chapter in the ongoing saga of the plucky startup against the arrogant defender of the status quo? Oh, we hope not – both sides… Read more »
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VIDEO: Audi announces its A3 e-tron pilot program
On Monday, the opening day of TED2012, Audi presented the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron pilot program, which will be implemented in select cities of the U.S. as a part of the company’s e-mobility driver experience for premium car buyers. Why the slow roll out? We asked Brad Stertz, Audi’s corporate communications manager. “Our program is… Read more »
Volkswagen Golf goes PHEV in 2015
Volkswagen’s plug-in plans are starting to come into focus. The company announced last week that it will be selling a PHEV version of the Golf in 2015. British car mag AutoExpress got to test-drive a prototype, and called it “very impressive indeed.” The new hatchback will be on display at the Paris Motor Show this September. VW-watchers… Read more »
Volkswagen will start building EVs in China in 2014
Volkswagen’s two joint ventures in China plan to start building EVs in 2014 and to ramp up to mass production by 2018, its China chief said on Tuesday. He added that Volkswagen, which has partnerships with SAIC Motor Corp and FAW Group, would launch its first plug-in hybrid in China in 2015. Volkswagen’s Chinese plants… Read more »
Ford Fusion family is the product of almost 500 hybrid patents
Ford holds nearly 500 patents for various hybrid-engine related technologies, and it plans on putting them to good use.
New EV app calculates costs and carbon offsets in real time
GreenCharge allows users to view battery data in real time, and evaluate the environmental and monetary benefits of owning an EV.
President Obama and Democratic Senators support tax credit for EV manufacturers
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has authored a bill called the Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act, which would renew the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit.
Pure EVs outsell hybrids in China
Chinese car buyers chose fully electric vehicles over hybrids by a margin of more than two to one in 2011.
Qualcomm to power up wireless recharging points in London
Qualcomm and Transport for London are cooperating on a trial program in which fifty EVs will test wireless recharging systems in Cool Britannia’s capital.
Sales of hybrid medium and heavy duty trucks forecast to double in 2012
Soaring diesel costs and an improving world economy should lead to a 92 percent increase in sales of hybrid and electric trucks in 2012, followed by a growth rate of over 47 percent through 2017, according to clean-tech market intelligence firm Pike Research. Pike’s new report, “Hybrid Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks” includes detailed… Read more »