Almost centered on the floor, and located near the European exotics, Fisker Automotive released its Karma sedan to the 2008 North American International Auto Show crowd. This super-sleek and sporty 4-door has a distinctly European luxury look, but with a design that gives it the shape of a sports coupe. The most exciting portion of […] More »
By: Patrick Rall | October 17, 2008
The SMART fortwo has gradually made its way into the American market and into economy-minded Americans hearts, and in light of that success, other start-up companies have popped up to try to enter the growing Electronic Vehicle market. One such company, is Boston-based Sunmotor, and they have announced that they will debut their first vehicle […] More »
By: Patrick Rall | October 17, 2008
In addition to the world debut of its all-new X6 Sports Activity Coupe at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, BMW will also present the North American debut of an innovative hybrid concept like no other in the world – the BMW Concept X6 ActiveHybrid. The vehicle is the world’s first Sports Activity Coupe to feature […] More »
By: IBxAnders | October 10, 2008
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius–the world’s first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle – have passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year*1. Currently, Prius sales are robust in more than 40 countries and regions, particularly in Japan […] More »
By: IBxAnders | October 9, 2008
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), today announced the RechargeIT initiative (http://www.rechargeit.org) that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (“plug-ins”). As part of this initiative, Google.org awarded $1 million in grants and announced plans for a $10 million request for […] More »
By: IBxAnders | October 9, 2008
