Ford and Azure Unite to Offer Hybrid F-Series Trucks
An agreement recently reached between Ford and Azure Dynamics will place plug-in hybrid engines in your favorite F-series pick-up trucks. This is a very significant announcement because right now there really aren’t any pick-up trucks to speak of that have hybrid electric motors in them. Ford F-series trucks make up about half of the commercial [...]
Nissan to build ‘Chinese’ plug-in car in China for 2015
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in Beijing. Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn announced today that the company will build an all-electric vehicle in China for the Chinese market with its joint venture partner Nissan-Dongfeng. The plug-in is due by 2015 and will share many components from Nissan’s LEAF, but will be an entirely new “Chinese” vehicle selling [...]
Mitsubishi ‘i’ Minicar of U.S. Version Due in November
This week Mitsubishi announced a few details about its limited-production U.S electric minicar due in November, including that it will be the lowest-price, highest-MPGe EV yet available. The “i” is what Mitsubishi is calling the $27,990 “wide body” version of its EV, and just 2,000 will be made available for the North American market. You [...]
Toyota RAV4 EV Coming to Market in 2012
RAV4 EV show vehicle. This week a slew of stories were posted by various publications incorrectly reporting on the pending Toyota RAV4 EV and Scion iQ. Rather than repeat the error and add to any potential confusion, here is the correct story direct from Toyotatoday. “Recent reports have incorrectly stated that the 2012 RAV4 EV will [...]
Volkswagen Up! MiniCar Revealed
Mark your calendars Volkswagen mini-car fans. It has just been learned that the much-anticipated Volkswagen Up! 3- and 5-door city car will have its world premiere in Paris on August 22. After the world debut, the Up! – which will ultimately be available with either electric or small displacement gas or diesel engines – will [...]
Chevy Confirms Diesel Cruze for 2013
In February, reports began to circulate that Chevy was preparing to offer a diesel version of its popular Cruze compact in the North America. (Diesel Cruze models are already offered in Europe and Asia, but American carmakers have been extremely reluctant to sell diesels in their home country.) At the time, a GM spokesperson said [...]