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- MINI Unveils Three of the World’s Tiniest Luxury Campers Thu, 1 Aug 13, 1:40amThe MINI Clubvan Camper, the Cowley and the MINI Countryman ALL4 Camp can get you to your getaway destination and transform into a multi-use unit built for the great outdoors...
- SDA Unveils Gorgeous Solar-Charging Canopy for the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Sat, 13 Jul 13, 7:26amThe basis of Pure Tension's design is that of a tension tent: stress applied equally from all angles of a structure helps to keep the canopy taut and standing erect. SDA's approach was to use the car’s design as the basis...
- Fisker Lays Off 160 Employees as Bankruptcy Rumors Circle Sat, 6 Apr 13, 6:30amAs rumors of bankruptcy swirl around Fisker Automotive, today the sports car manufacturer laid off 160 employees in its Anaheim, California office. The luxury eco automaker apparently failed to find a funding partner, which...
- Toyota and BMW Join Forces to Create Next-Generation Car Batteries That Run on Thin Air Fri, 25 Jan 13, 4:01amToyota Motor Corp and BMW AG are joining forces to develop next-generation car batteries that are expected to be more powerful than the lithium-ion batteries used in most electric vehicles...
- China Announces Plans to Make 1 Million Electric Cars Per Year By 2015 Sat, 19 Feb 11, 7:49amJust as President Obama announced his goal of placing one million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015, China has announced plans to manufacture 1 million per year by 2015. According to an article from the state-run People’s...
- Proposed Bill To Give Electric Vehicle Buyers $7,500 Credit Right When They Buy Wed, 9 Feb 11, 6:20amAs a way to help advance President Barack Obama’s goal to get 1 million new EVs on the road by 2015, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow unveiled a legislative proposal on Monday that would give buyers of plug-in electric vehicles...
- Obama Will Not Meet His Electric Car Goal by 2015 Thu, 3 Feb 11, 5:35amAs part of his push to cut our dependence on foreign oil, President Obama said at his State of the Union address reiterated his vision of seeing one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015...
- Obama to Push Congress to Fund More Electric Vehicle Programs Thu, 27 Jan 11, 7:07amPresident Obama reiterated his vision of seeing one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 at yesterday’s State of the Union address. “With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil...
- Nissan To Ramp Up LEAF Production By March Wed, 26 Jan 11, 6:00amAfter facing much criticism in the media for production delays on the LEAF, Nissan announced today that it would add overtime hours at one of its Japanese factories to speed up production of the LEAF by March...
- Nissan Falls Behind On Its LEAF Deliveries Sat, 22 Jan 11, 7:00amThe Nissan LEAF‘s first and most passionate buyers are having an increasingly hard time getting their hands on the actual car. The company finally admits that many of the 20,000 customers who pre-ordered the electric...
- Nissan’s Falling Behind On Its LEAF Deliveries Sat, 22 Jan 11, 7:00amThe Nissan LEAF‘s first and most passionate buyers are having an increasingly hard time getting their hands on the actual car. The company finally admits that many of the 20,000 customers who pre-ordered the electric...
- Toyota Unveils New Family of Prius Vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show! Tue, 11 Jan 11, 6:15amJust minutes ago, Toyota unveiled their new family of Prius vehicles at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. Once the gold standard for energy-efficient cars, the company has faced rapidly growing competition over the last...