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Ecos Motors Harbinger debuts in Vegas, now taking orders

Electric Cars of Springfield (ECOS), taking full advantage of an invitation from duPont Registry, brought their recently constructed all-electric supercar to SEMA 2009. The bright orange Harbinger™ (photo above), with its Lamborghini-looks drew lots of attention with the likes of Diggity Dave stopping by for an extended chat. Its open scissor-door seemed to lure passing show professionals who used the two-seater as an impromptu posing podium (photo right). Besides being a head-turner, the car also acted as a platform for a product ... Read more →

U.S., China announce new Electric Vehicles Initiative

You'll be forgiven if all you know about President Obama's recent trip to Asia was that he bowed (ZOMG!) to the Japanese Emperor, but we have to ask you to stop watching so much cable TV news. ...

Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010

If anybody is still wondering whether Aptera, despite the recent commotion, will deliver one of their flightless wonders by Christmas, they can officially cease speculating. They're not, and the ...

A.U.T.O. lobbyist Veronica Moss visits, hates the new Times Square [w/VIDEO]

As a lobbyist for the Automobile Users Trade Organization (A.U.T.O.), Veronica Moss calls 'em like she sees 'em. She hates that there are not enough roads for cars, for example. Moss recently ...

STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3

While there is no question that Obama's Cash-for-Clunkers program accelerated vehicle sales this summer, a new report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows the ...

RUMORMILL: Aptera co-founders booted, staff slashed! 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

A website devoted to following the development of that futuristic vision of automotive efficiency known as the Aptera has spent much of the month of November in stomach-knotting suspense as rumors began flowing that CEO Paul Wilbur and company directors were planning significant staff cuts ...

Nissan CEO is bullish for Leaf's success, says million plug-ins by 2015 is an easy goal 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking at the U.S. launch of the Nissan Leaf this morning in Dodgertown, Los Angeles, Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn was supremely confident and optimistic about the chances of his company's first electric vehicle – and plug-ins in general – in the U.S. market. "This car ...

Buy a Bad Boy Buggie, kill save big bucks 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

Bad Boy Buggies markets its tough all-terrain vehicles using the slogan "They'll Never Hear You Coming" to hunters who generally are of a mind to slay whatever bucks they can track down. Well, now they can save them too. No, not the four-legged woodland creatures with the white fur on the ...

Not Coming to America: Redesigned Ford Ka, Ranger 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has said a couple of times that he'd like to see the diminutive and highly efficient Ford Ka sold here in the States, though we always questioned whether it would actually happen. Wonder no more, as Mulally has just come right out and said that the little car won't make the ...

Pay-per-mile car insurance might come to California 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

The idea of paying for your insurance by the mile is not new. MileMeter, in Texas, offers pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) rates and California has been using mileage brackets to set insurance rates for years. A new, more precise PAYD system is under discussion in California that would give people who ...



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