Agencies create no fewer than 11 stickers for consumer consumption.

Ah, Washington, D.C. The city where bureaucrats huddle and come up with ways to enrich our lives. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway …

Ford seeks to one up a Toyota hybrid again.

When the Ford Fusion Hybrid was introduced for the 2010 model year, this midsize sedan immediately trumped the Toyota Camry Hybrid by delivering class-leading fuel efficiency among …

GM resurrects its luxury Voltec offering.

According to Green Car Reports, the General Motors Company is resurrecting it Cadillac Converj coupe, an electrified model based on the same platform and technology powering the Chevrolet Volt, but …

Fuel saving technology comes to Ford’s largest trucks.
OAK PARK, Michigan – Plug-in hybrid technology is coming to a line of Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks, as the Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have …

Comparing apples with oranges and with pears is just wrong.
With Plug-In 2011 behind us, its time to review one aspect of vehicle electrification that may get overlooked: consumer marketing. I say this because after speaking …

By Harrison Card
What vehicle electrification does for you.

Electric cars attempt to stress familiarity. These vehicles are designed to be as close to looking like “normal” cars as possible. While they often feature a few blinking …

What’s in a word for electric vehicles.
By Harrison Card
Manufacturers’ recent push of new electric vehicles has resulted in a multitude of different levels of electric propulsion.  While the electric car has been around for over …

The first day of the Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition is behind us, with perhaps the busiest day just hours away. Plug-In 2011 has come to the Oak City – Raleigh, N.C. – so let’s …

By Harrison Card
Toyota introduced the Prius over 10 years ago. Since then they’ve become the poster child for the hybrid movement, selling a lot of cars. However, the Prius is becoming something of a grandfather …

Noted international conference moves east for 2011.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition opens today, a four-day event being held at the Raleigh Convention Center in the heart of North Carolina’s capital city. …

First deliveries expected late summer.
DETROIT — Initially limited to seven markets, the plug-in hybrid electric Chevrolet Volt will soon be offered in all 50 states, from the North Slope of Alaska to the teeming barrio …

Raleigh hosts vehicle electrification technology event.
RALEIGH, N.C. — It isn’t very often that an automotive event of national significance comes to the area where this publication is physically centered, but next month we’ll have a …

By Harrison Card
Electrified sedan turns heads, wins hearts.

Powerful PHEV
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — The Fisker Karma has been a long time coming. First previewed over three years ago, the electric sports sedan will be available for sale …

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 …

Premium plug-in hybrid sedan manufacturer Fisker Automotive is working diligently to bring its Fisker Karma model to the market this spring. Designed by Henrik Fisker and supported by industry veteran Bernhard Koehler, Fisker Automotive seeks …

The start of the conference is still six months away, but organizers are working diligently to ensure that Plug-In 2011 meets expectations. That’s important because the conference, now in its fourth year, has moved to …

What’s the latest news about Fisker Automotive?
Well, there is plenty going on with the Irvine, CA-based company who is working diligently to bring its luscious full sized sedan to the market next year. Two weeks …

Ford fans, especially those interested in hybrid and/or electric technology, know that the automaker is working diligently to move forward in this arena, pursuing a number of different avenues to reach their goal.
The Ford Fusion …

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 …

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, …