Nissan and Renault have been making a lot of hay about plans to introduce electric cars by 2010. The Franco-Japanese partners have teamed up with Better Place in countries like Israel and Denmark to establish a charging and battery exchange…
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What is a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV)?
We all want electric vehicles that we can afford. Unfortunately the only full function electric car “available on the market” in the United States right now is the Tesla Roadster. However even before car loans became hard to get, the Roadster was…
Ford hits back at GM XFE pickups with SFE F-150, now 15/21 mpg
With Ford about to move forward with the delayed launch of its redesigned F1-50 full-sized pickups, the company has decided to emphasize the fuel economy improvements they've achieved. While the Dearborn brand is claiming an average improvement of…
Officially Official: Mini Countryman to debut at Geneva, no diesel for U.S. yet
Mini Countryman – Click above for high-res image gallery
Slap some doors and a solid roof on the Mini Beachcomber concept we saw last week in Detroit and you essentially have the all-new and long-awaited Mini Countryman. The Countryman crossover was…
Powering ethanol plant with coal increases emissions 92%
The Des Moines, Iowa city council is due to select one of two proposals to build a new ethanol production facility on December 4. Lincolnway Energy of Nevada wants to build a coal powered plant. Vision Fuels is proposing a natural gas powered plant.…
Officially Official: 2011 Ford Fiesta rated at 40 mpg highway
2011 Ford Fiesta – Click above for high-res image gallery
The EPA has finished calculating the fuel economy of the 2011 Fiesta and as Ford projected, its new baby has hit 40 miles per gallon. The official numbers from the Feds are 29 mpg in the city…
Lexus allowing outright purchase of LFA in U.S., demands right of first refusal if you try to sell it
Lexus LFA – Click above for high-res image gallery
Shortly after the LFA supercar was unveiled last fall, Lexus announced that it would only be available to lease in the U.S. Toyota's intent was to drive speculators out of the market for its $375,000…
Tesla files motion for dismissal of Eberhard lawsuit
And the battle goes on. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and his company are fighting back in court against ex-CEO Martin Eberhard. Tesla spokeswoman Rachel Konrad sent us copies of two motions filed on June 29 in California Superior Court in San Mateo. In…
Students have some advice for GM on how to sell fuel cells
If General Motors succeeds in bringing a fuel cell vehicle to market by 2015, it is going to have to figure out how to build it. In recent years, GM has released a raft of new products, many of which have received critical acclaim but only limited…
Canada and Europe team to buy hydrogen buses
During last week's meeting of the Europe Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HFP) in Brussels, Belgium, an agreement was reached between a half dozen Canadian and European cities and provinces to jointly purchase hydrogen powered buses. The…