Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Toyota Awards Tesla $100 Million Supplier Contract
July 21, 2011 – 4:08 am | No Comment
Toyota Awards Tesla $100 Million Supplier Contract

Toyota crossover will offer an electric option in 2012.

LOS ANGELES — Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors and global automotive giant Toyota have inked yet another deal reports Bloomberg. [1] Tiny Tesla, which is the first …

Canadian Lithium Ion Battery Supplier Announces Second PHEV Application
February 22, 2011 – 6:28 am | One Comment
Canadian Lithium Ion Battery Supplier Announces Second PHEV Application

Electrovaya Inc., the Mississauga, Ontario innovator of lithium ion super polymer battery technology, has announced that it is supplying battery packs for a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform, specifically for an unidentified North American …

Are Electric Cars Really Better Than Gas Cars?
April 15, 2010 – 7:15 am | No Comment
Are Electric Cars Really Better Than Gas Cars?

Vehicle electrification is in the news thanks to recent announcements of the planned launch of several pure electric powered vehicles including the Nissan Leaf, Fisker Karma and the Ford Transit Connect EV. Electric vehicles offer …

Will Tesla Motors Hit The Mainstream Market?
August 28, 2009 – 12:05 am | 4 Comments
Will Tesla Motors Hit The Mainstream Market?

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has been a pacesetter when it comes to lithium-ion powered cars, but with one important caveat: only the rich can afford their $109,000 Tesla Roadster. Even as a second model …

Coda Automotive Introduces All Electric Sedan
June 23, 2009 – 3:05 am | 3 Comments
Coda Automotive Introduces All Electric Sedan

The auto industry certainly is facing challenging times, thanks to a global economic downturn and consumer buying reticence. Once the markets rebound, we could be looking at a completely restructured automotive manufacturing landscape.
New Market Is …

Ford Spends Millions Retooling Michigan Truck Plant
May 6, 2009 – 7:49 am | 7 Comments
Ford Spends Millions Retooling Michigan Truck Plant

The Ford Motor Company is in the midst of a seismic shift in the way that they do business. In 2008, as gas prices surged toward $4/gallon and beyond, the automaker announced its new commitment …

Electric Hummer Combines The Best Of Two Worlds
April 22, 2009 – 3:53 am | 5 Comments
Electric Hummer Combines The Best Of Two Worlds

Forget for a moment that the Toyota Prius is the best selling hybrid vehicle sold in the United States.  That car is currently duking it out with the all new Honda Insight for hybrid supremacy, …

Battery Giant Opts For Michigan Plant
April 20, 2009 – 3:06 am | 3 Comments
Battery Giant Opts For Michigan Plant

It has been said that “in every life a little rain must fall,” suggesting to some that rain is a bad thing. Then again when you see how rain replenishes the earth and sates the …

Chrysler 200C EV: Beauty Meets Electricity
January 16, 2009 – 3:56 am | 3 Comments
Chrysler 200C EV: Beauty Meets Electricity

Now being shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan are five vehicles from Chrysler LLC, concepts cars which each run on electricity.
One of the cars featured, the Chrysler 200C EV, is …

GM Bullish On Chevrolet Volt Project
June 17, 2008 – 2:51 am | 7 Comments
GM Bullish On Chevrolet Volt Project

GM Prepares To Select A Battery Provider For The Volt

General Motors (GM) appears ready to take the next important step with the Chevrolet Volt, its plug-in hybrid model, by naming a supplier for the battery …