Tag: electric

Content courtesy of TorqueNews.com by Don Bain We’ve been trying to convince people for years electric vehicles will be more powerful and even faster than combustion engines, but they simply don’t believe it. They say things like, “Electric motors will never work for racing because they would need too many batteries for preliminary trials and […] More »

At last week’s Pebble Beach Concourse D’ Elegance, Cadillac unveiled their new Ciel concept, an elegant, open-air grand-touring hybrid inspired by the natural beauty of the California coast.

Content provided by BenzInsider.com Although the basic exterior design will not show it, the smart fortwo electric drive will be on its third generation by the time it comes out in the spring of 2012. With the continuing interest in alternative-powertrain vehicles, the smart production line in Hambach, France has been geared to output 5-figure […] More »

Further fuel to throw on last week’s rumor fire about Toyota and Tesla becoming one, Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) confirmed today that their jointly-developed RAV4 electric vehicle will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.

The BMW Group showcased its visions of future mobility in the shape of the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept studies. Unveiled for the first time, these concept vehicles provide a glimpse of the first electrically powered production cars from the new BMW i sub-brand, due to be launched as the BMW i3 in […] More »

When two industry leaders shake hands, you know the outcome of the agreement is going to be pretty spectacular. So, when Azure Dynamics – which develops and produces hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles – and Ford shook on it, the result was that Azure would integrate its proprietary plug-in […] More »