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Quick Spin: Nissan Leaf the tip of mass market EV spear

Nissan has gone into a back room, pulled out its Ouija board and decided that the time is right to make a huge bet. The Japanese automaker, along with its partner Renault, wants to be the world leader in pure electric vehicles. Even though you can go buy an Altima hybrid right now, the company didn't develop its own gas-electric technology (the sedan uses Toyota tech). This time around, Nissan believes the future belongs to vehicles without an internal combustion engine (ICE) and is preparing to put its own foot forward. It's way too early ... Read more →

Electric cars a challenge for Japanese parts suppliers Sebastian Blanco

One thing David Cole said when we talked to him at the Business of Plugging In expo was that parts suppliers need to change in order to keep up with the demand for new parts in electric vehicles. ...

Plug-in vehicles will get special license plate in Ontario next year Sebastian Blanco

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Hola! Renault-Nissan signs electric vehicle MOU with Barcelona; considers making batteries in France Sebastian Blanco

Barcelona's green transportation options have recently expanded to include rental bikes and hybrid buses. A new memorandum of understanding between Barcelona and the Renault–Nissan Alliance ...

Reinking: electric cars "could threaten some manufacturers' survival" Sebastian Blanco

Electric vehicle pessimist – or realist, depending on your POV – Guido Reinking is back with another critical look at EVs. Earlier this year, Reinking wrote that it'll take 15 more years ...

Honda CEO: People will embrace fuel cells when they realize battery limits 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Here at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda introduced its first plug-in vehicle concept in many years in the shape of the EV-N. However, during the press conference, new CEO Takanobu Ito shared the main stage with only two cars, the FCX Clarity and the new CR-Z concept. The EV-N and a plug-in Cub ...

SunPods make solar electric vehicle charging quick and easy (to install) 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

While solar panels are not yet efficient enough to plop down on an electric vehicle's roof and charge as you go, the idea of powering an EV with the sun is tremendously appealing. A new system called SP-300 EV Plug-N-Go by SunPods is currently being used in San Jose to collect the sun's rays for ...

REPORT: Energy Secretary Chu: "I would put every cent into electric cars" 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has a penchant for making some straightforward statements about energy policy. He's said that electric vehicles are inevitable, for example, and that all American cars should be E85-capable. Recently, he apparently said that "if it were up to me, I would put every ...

France to spend €2.5 billion to jump start EV deployment 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The French government has announced a ten-year, €2.5 billion program to jump-start vehicle electrification in the country. Energy minister Jean-Louis Borloo said that the money would be disbursed for incentives for the production and purchase of plug-in vehicles as well as upgrading ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volvo reveals battery-powered C30 [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We were already aware that Volvo has been working on a plug-in hybrid version of its compact C30 for some time with the intent of introducing a production model in 2012. In Frankfurt this week, Ford's Swedish outpost also showed off a full battery electric version of the hatchback. Volvo has ...

The economics of electric vehicles and end-of-life battery use 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Why does (ok, ok, might) the Chevy Volt cost around $40,000? The main reason the car will cost so much more than a comparable sedan is the 16 kWh lithium ion battery pack running down the floor of the cabin. The exact price of that pack is still a GM secret, but it's probably in the ...

Seattle electric vehicle advocates ready for new charging infrastructure, federal investment 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Nissan announced the cities where the first 5,000 Nissan Leafs would be sold – Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region in Arizona – it picked those areas for their likely high rates of electric vehicle adoption. The local Seattle news site Seattle PI ...

Where Toyota is today on pure electrics, plug-in hybrids and the like 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've heard from people who know that, behind the scenes, Toyota is moving quickly on the path to bring plug-in hybrid vehicles to market. Publicly, though, the company is taking a slow, methodical and sometimes skeptical approach to cars with cords. After all, they just spent years teaching us ...

Tales of woe from the electric car frontier, MINI E edition 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've heard the stories about the charging problems with BMW's MINI E lease program and understand that paying $850 a month for one of these electric cars doesn't appeal to everyone. Still, the issues that some early adopters are dealing with with these EVs are pretty dramatic: the car going ...

Report: Nissan Qazana and Nuvu could join EV lineup 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The new Nissan EV that is debuting this weekend is just the first of a whole series of electrically-driven vehicles from the Japanese automaker. Among the future additions to the lineup may be a production crossover based on the Qazana concept that we saw at the Geneva Motor Show last March. ...

Energy company Fortum, Mitsubishi to promote EVs in Scandinavia 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mitsubishi is partnering with energy company Fortum to promote the use of electric vehicles in Sweden and Finland by showing off the new iMiEV in those countries. Fortum generates and distributes electricity and heat in Scandinavia and the Baltic region. As an electricity provider, Fortum is ...

Automotive Engineer commissions Lotus to design tiny city EV [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Developing cars quickly is nothing new to the designers and engineers at Lotus in England. They do contract development for automakers around the world all the time. With that in mind – and knowing that Lotus has been actively involved in many electric and hybrid vehicle projects in ...

Magna wants to build electric vehicles in Canada within 3 years 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Frank Stronach, founder of Magna International, sees electric vehicles as a key step along the route to his long-time dream of making his company a full automaker. To that end, the company has built several electric drive concepts and is now collaborating with Ford on the development of its ...

Madrid installing EV recharging points at all public parking facilities 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Madrid City Hall, Spain, has decided to go big for electric cars and install EV recharging points at all public parking facilities in the city. This means that the city's 36 parking installations will have up to 58 recharging points where EVs can be charged for free. What's more, City Hall has ...

Electric vehicle "glut" might be coming, so watch these five companies 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's an interesting concept: too many electric cars. While even the most optimistic EV proponents don't see electric cars making a huge dent in the number of traditional ICE vehicles any time soon, a powertrain analyst for J.D. Power and Associates, thinks that there soon (within the next decade) ...

Reno 911 crew needs a lot of help with their electric car 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

As a fan of the early- to mid-1990's comedy show The State, I've got a bit of a soft spot for Reno 911, which features some of the same comedians. Reno 911 isn't the best show ever, but perfect for late night humor. Recently (or, at least, recently uploaded to YouTube), the police force of ...

VW's Jacoby says few countries ready for electric vehicles 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn mentioned to a group of reporters that, in his mind at least, electric cars were at least 15-20 years away. Now, Volkswagen of USA head Stefan Jacoby has been quoted as saying it will take even longer. Specifically, ...

Detroit 2009: Chrysler pulls a 200C EV surprise; new PHEV concept has 40-mile range 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

After we were spoiled the Dodge Circuit last night, it wasn't exactly a surprise to see it on the Chrysler display stand this afternoon (still, we'll have a brief write-up, pics and a video for you in a little bit). What was a surprise was this new 200C EV Concept that drove up on stage. The ...

U.S. mililtary looking for a few good EVs 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. military, like so many other giant organizations, is making the case for going green. From hybrid tanks to bio-fuel jet fuel, reducing fuel is becoming more and more important. The latest move is towards more electric cars, thousands of little NEVs to use on bases around the world. ...

LA 2008: Nissan announces electric car partnership with Oregon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the keynote speech this morning at the LA Auto Show, the president and CEO of Nissan/Renault, Carolos Ghosn, announced a new alliance with the start of Oregon to bring electric vehicles there in 2010. The deal will see "a supply" of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) available to the city of Portland, ...

Homebrew electric Bradley GT II in Texas teenager's garage 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Following in the footsteps of our friend Andrew Angellotti, another teenager has taken it upon himself to convert a vehicle to fun on electric power on his own time. This time, the story revolves around 17-year-old Lucas Laborde, who took an old Bradley GT II kit car and put in about 150 hours ...

Broome County tests EV from Vantage Vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The county passenger fleet in Broome County, New York (halfway between Buffalo and NYC) used about 191,000 gallons of fuel, at a cost of $468,000, in 2006. While the county cut back and used 6,000 fewer gallons in 2007, the total cost for the fuel went up (we all know why) by $5,000. With numbers ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1993 Elektro electric mail vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in 1993, eBay.de member goldlady77 imported the electric car you see above from Miami to Germany. Fast forward 15 years and the car is now ready for a new home. Similar to the old CitiCar, this boxy EV was designed for mail carrier duties (hence the right hand drive) and is likely the only ...

MOPAR fan converts Plymouth Duster to electric 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you want an electric car with some serious style, you could either fork over a ton of dough for an electrically-converted DeLorean or you could convert an older muscle car of some sort. We advise the latter. Take the early '70s Chrysler A-Body, like the Plymouth Duster, for example. It's ...

Zap sells $737,000 worth of electric vehicles in August 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Zap's been having a pretty good last few weeks. There was the groundbreaking at the Kentucky plant and now we hear that August electric vehicle sales set a new record. According to a new release from Zap (pasted after the jump), the company sold $737,000 worth (unaudited) of vehicles in August, ...

How much it will cost to run your electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click above for more of Eberhard and his Tesla Roadster By describing the cost to charge an electric vehicle as "squishy," Martin Eberhard begins a post on his Tesla Founders Blog on the right foot. Seriously. That's because it's a very difficult question to answer and it totally depends on where ...

Watch out for Sand People: Electric Landspeeder replica 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more photos of Daniel Deutsch's landspeeder If NEVs were this awesome, there'd be one in every garage. Daniel Deutsch is a 20-year veteran builder for the entertainment industry. In addition to a perfect R2-D2, he's created this full-scale, fully-functional replica of Luke ...

Zap one step closer to building electric car factory in Kentucky 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There has been a lot of noise in Kentucky recently as state elected officials work to bring a large electric car factory to the area. A month ago, Democrats and Republicans were fighting over just who could hold the earlier press conference with representatives from Zap. Then, two weeks ago, the ...

Nine new EV charging stations - Elektrobays - opening in London tomorrow 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

People who insist that cruising the streets of London should be done in an electric vehicle like the G-Wiz (pictured) can't really complain that the city isn't supporting them them with ways to power their rides (see also here and here). The latest addition to the EV charging infrastructure in ...

Brown goes green in NYC: Full-sized UPS EV truck 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for photo gallery of the UPS EV van Last weekend, reader Andrew Grin accompanied a friend on one of the NY-area Tesla Roadster test drives that were being held (his friend has a Roadster reserved). Following the experience with the EV sports car, Andrew and his buddies spotted a ...

Book 'em: Mitsubishi i MiEV dons police uniform 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above image to enlarge The fuzz in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture are getting a new ride, and while it's certainly not going to come out as the victor in a high-speed pursuit, it should handle lighter duties just fine. The car, as you can see above, is a Mitsubishi i MiEV, and the delivery of ...

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