We got word a couple of days ago that Mitsubishi had pulled ahead its retail sales plans for the iMiEV electric car from 2010 to mid 2009. Now we have some information about the pricing for the diminutive electric car. The little four seater will…
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Former Intel-CEO wants electric cars, retrofits of older vehicles
The former chairman and CEO of Intel Corp., Andrew Grove, thinks that energy and transportation have reached a strategic inflection point. That's a term that Grove coined years ago to describe a point in time when conditions in an industry have…
Volkswagen presents the first battery-powered Golf Blue-e-motion
On May 1 in Berlin, Germany transport minister Dr. Peter Ramsauer went for a drive in the first Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion with VW board member Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg. The new battery-powered Golf is the first of a fleet of 500 that will be…
California ARB approves $700,000 in grants for green tech demos
The California Air Resources Board this week approved $700,000 in grants for demonstration projects to evaluate clean air technology. Advanced Transit Dynamics, Eaton and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District will each receive over $200,000 for…
Find a location and compare prices for smog checks
Drivers in California have been familiar with the ritual of smog checks when they renew their vehicle registration. When car owners need a smog check it has to be done within 90 days of registering or renewing the vehicle. Drivers in the San…
VIDEO: Larry Nitz talks about the plug-in Saturn Vue hybrid
During the recent Plug-in conference in San Jose CA, Matt Kelly of GMNext talked with Larry Nitz about the new PHEV version of the Saturn Vue. The PHEV Vue is still at least a year away and is based on the Two-Mode Vue that comes out late this year.…
Toyota vows victory in NASCAR this season
After several years of competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series, Toyota became the first import manufacturer to jump into the big leagues of NASCAR Nextel Cup racing in 2007. The Camry-badged Nextel Cup car started off last season with some…
Green farming pioneer awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Norman Borlaug is an agricultural scientist and Nobel peace prize winner who has spent most of his life working to increase the world's food supply and now he is being recognized by the United States Congress for his efforts. Borlaug has been awarded…
LA Preview: Officially, official: the MINI E!
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BMW has now released official details of the MINI E that will rolling out at the LA Auto Show next month. As we learned last night, the MINI uses a 204 hp, 162 lb-ft electric motor for drive purposes with a…
Honda churning out more fuel efficient Civics in North America
Honda was the first Japanese car-maker to set up shop in the North America, when they started building motorcycles in 1979 and Accords in Marysville, OH in 1982. Since then they have built more plants in Ohio, Canada, Alabama and elsewhere, building…