BMW and Toyota Sign Agreement to Collaborate on New Products and Technologies
The two automakers signed a memorandum on Friday that would have the automakers co-develop a sports car as well as share hybrid and diesel technologies.
View ArticleFor Compact E.V.’s, Divergent Approaches in Quest for Performance
Some compact E.V.'s are engineered for greater efficiency at the expense of driving range, while others travel far, but do so relatively inefficiently.
View ArticleMyCar: An Electric Runabout With Bipartisan Support
The neighborhood electric vehicle, to be built in Mississippi, is backed by prominent politicians on both sides of the aisle.
View ArticleIn Scotland, Researchers Claim an Advance in Lithium-Air Battery Technology
A lightweight cell was recently run through 100 charge and discharge cycles, losing just 5 percent of its electrical capacity, researchers claimed.
View ArticleWheelies: The Mind Your Battery Edition
Shell opens a demonstration hydrogen station in Newport Beach, Calif., but there are only about 200 fuel cell cars in operation in California.
View ArticleAfter Saab Bankruptcy, Boston-Power Finds a Foothold in China
The Massachusetts-based battery manufacturer, once a supplier to the Swedish automaker's E.V. program, announced a partnership with a Chinese automaker.
View ArticleDuring National Plug In Day, Getting the Silent Treatment
In Los Angeles, 300 attendees picked from a test-drive fleet that included the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S, Chevy Volt, Coda sedan and Mitsubishi i-MiEV, as well as motorcycles from Zero and Brammo.
View ArticleNissan Aims to Improve Communication With Leaf Owners
Complaints from owners about a loss of battery capacity prompted the automaker to call for the creation of an independent advisory board.
View ArticleWith Sport Turismo Concept, Porsche Mines Rich Lines From an Unlikely Source
The station wagon concept is based on the Panamera sedan, which has polarized buyers and critics since it went on sale in 2009.
View ArticleAudi Crosslane: A Hybrid Mongrel That Leans Electric
Audi said the use of lightweight materials and reliance on an electric motor for motive power would help the concept achieve fuel economy of over 200 miles per gallon.
View ArticleReviewing the Tesla Model S
The automobile has not undergone a fundamental change in design or use since Henry Ford introduced the Model T, but the Tesla Model S has the potential to be a game-changer.
View ArticleWheelies: The Recharged Edition
A purely electric racecar developed by Toyota improves its unofficial time at the Nürburgring.
View ArticleFacing Owner Complaints on Leaf E.V., Nissan Executive Defends Company’s Record
Andy Palmer, executive vice president of Nissan, attended a roundtable in Lower Manhattan to discuss how the automaker was responding to criticisms of its Leaf.
View ArticleZero Motorcycles Refreshes Lineup With Faster and Longer-Range Electric Rides
The revamped product line was recently introduced at Intermöt, a trade show in Cologne, Germany.
View ArticleAfter Bankruptcy of A123 Systems, Fisker Keeps Calm and Carries On
At a luxury-goods exposition in Manhattan on Wednesday, Fisker executives discussed the bankruptcy of the battery maker and supplier to the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan.
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