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0Senate panel approves $3.6B for electric vehicles and chargers 1279751400
A United States Senate bill that would provide a further $3.6 billion in funding for plug-in vehicles has made it past the first of many hurdles toward passage. The Senate Energy Committee approved the legislation, put forward by Senator Byron Dorgan, (D-ND) that would create so-called deployment ...
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Honda announces plans to sell plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle by 2012 1279744140
At a news conference yesterday in Japan, Honda chief executive officer Takanobu Ito outlined the company's future plans to roll out advanced technology vehicles. Among the highlights: Ito revealed Honda will introduce both a mid-size plug-in hybrid and an electric commuter vehicle in the U.S. and ...
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Honda R&D President says automaker "lacks confidence" in viability of EVs 1274293200
Honda EV-N Concept – Click above for high-res image galleryCarlos Ghosn and Nissan may be plowing head first into the EV world, but Honda isn't so certain buyers are going to be willing to accept the range and charging woes that go along with driving an all-electric car. Tomohiko Kawanabe, ... -
Ford confirms hybrid and PHEV C-Max will be built in Spain 1273521660
2011 Ford C-Max – Click above for high-res image galleryFord has just provided more details about its first European market hybrid models. The company's plant in Valencia, Spain will be building both regular and plug-in hybrid versions of the new five-seat C-Max MPV starting in 2013. The ... -
Beijing 2010: Geely Emgrand GE plug-in hybrid limo 1272218820
Geely Emgrand GE – Click above for high-res image galleryAnother entry that Geely has planned for its new Emgrand premium sub-brand is the GE limousine. Like many of Geely's new models, the GE has a very prominent grille but the rest of the design looks otherwise well-proportioned and ... -
Beijing 2010: Geely Emgrand GT plug-in hybrid coupe 1272216840
Geely Emgrand GT – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Geely Emgrand GT is another example of the automaker's apparent seriousness about being considered a top-flight player in the industry. This coupe features classic sports car proportions and aside from the overdone grille, it ... -
Quick Spin: 2010 Plug-in Prius prototype is just like your mother's Toyota hybrid, but better 1271185080
2010 Plug-in Prius Prototypes – Click above for high-res image galleryIt's been two-and-a-half years since we last got behind the wheel of a plug-in Toyota Prius. The name is the same, but today's plug-in Prius is a totally different vehicle, and it was high time to see what changes Toyota ... -
Report: U.S. government to purchase first 100 Chevy Volts and thousands of hybrids *UPDATE 1270135260
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryIn an effort to make the government's fleet of vehicles more green, the Obama administration has reportedly announced plans to add more hybrids this year followed by plug-in hybrids next year. The plan should double the number of ... -
U.S. Annual Energy Outlook predicts "alternative vehicles" won't top 50% market share in 2035 1268056860
Just because it's difficult to predict the future doesn't mean people won't try. See, for example, the CEO of Shell, who said last week that he expects plug-in vehicles to make up 40 percent of the new car market in 2050. The U.S. Energy Information Administration isn't looking that far ahead ... -
Ford to expand electric and hybrid offerings to Europe from 2011 1267555800
Ford Transit Connect Electric – Click above for high-res image galleryFord has big plans for electrification of its fleet over the next decade, and while most of the emphasis has been on North America so far, Europe will be joining in on the party starting in 2011. Nancy Gioia has ... -
Fisker Karma's aluminum space frame digitally revealed 1267459140
Fisker Karma Aluminum Space Frame – Click above for high-res imageFisker Automotive has finally taken the digital wraps off the advanced aluminum space frame around which the Karma plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will be built. In lieu of enjoying a new concept vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show this ... -
Video: Volvo helping to develop new material that could be both battery and bodywork 1265414400
Battery bodywork prototype material – Click above to watch the video after the jumpHow much will a plug-in vehicle's battery weigh in 2020? How much will the same car's bodywork weigh? If a new prototype material developed by researchers in the Imperial College London in the UK turns out ... -
Detroit 2010: Hyundai Blue-Will PHEV concept 1262703480
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Hyundai Blue-Will PHEV concept - click above for high res image galleryThe Hyundai Blue-Will concept isn't entirely new; it first appeared last April at the Seoul Motor Show. However, it is making its North American debut next week in Detroit. What makes the Blue-Will special is that it is ... -
Detroit Preview: BMW Concept ActiveE set to amp up 1 Series 1261004400
BMW Concept ActiveE – Click above for high-res image gallerySix months into its Mini E field test program, BMW is getting ready for phase two of its electric vehicle development. At the Detroit Auto Show next month, the Bavarian automaker will introduce its Concept ActiveE which brings ... -
Toyota officially launches plug-in Prius program, retail sales in 2011 1260804600
Toyota Prius PHEV - click above for high-res image galleryIn Japan today, Toyota officially launched its Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) lease program. Over the next six months, Toyota will be building and deploying 600 examples of the plug-in Prius for testing primarilly in Japan, United States and ... -
LA 2009: Toyota debuts its plug-in Prius for North America 1259933340
Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid - Click above for high-res image galleryToyota rather unceremoniously parked their plug-in Prius hybrid prototype at its North American market debut during the LA Auto Show, while their new Sienna minivan got a royal welcome at its coming out party. At a show that saw ... -
Buick Regal likely to be launch platform for next GM hybrid system 1258156740
2011 Buick Regal – Click above for high-res image galleryLast night, General Motors publicly unveiled the 2011 Buick Regal that goes on sale in North America in the first half of next year. The Regal will be Buick's new mid-sized sedan entry and is essentially just a re-grilled version of ... -
GM's Lauckner wishes for bigger incentives to get drivers out of gas-powered vehicles 1256161260
At this point, it's no secret that the Chevy Volt and other plug-in vehicles are not going to come cheap. About the least pricey full-speed electric vehicle may very well be the Nissan Leaf, which after incentives may be in the $27-28,000 range before the extra cost of leasing the battery. While ...
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REPORT: Mitsubishi Evo XI could get plug-in tech in 2013 1255973520
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV - Click above for high-res image galleryThe Mitsubishi PX-MiEV, scheduled for an official debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later this week, is jam packed with the best technology Mitsubishi has to offer. It's a series hybrid. It's a parallel hybrid. It has a 30 mile EV ... -
Tokyo 2009 Preview: Suzuki Swift hybrid plug-in concept 1254526080
2010 Suzuki Swift hybrid plug-in concept - Click for high-res image galleryThe Suzuki Swift is a competent subcompact that the Japanese marque sells both in Japan and Europe. In the latter, the little hatchback is available with a solid 1.3-liter diesel dubbed DDIS. To make things even cleaner, ...
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