The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in, which will go on sale in Spring of 2012, earned Decisive magazine’s annual Urban Green Vehicle of the Year Award today. The three Urban Vehicles of the Year award winners and finalists were announced after being selected by an independent panel of automotive journalists, who reviewed several dozen cars and […] More »
By: IBxAnders | November 2, 2011
BMW has announced a super-exclusive program offering its new 2012 ActiveE electric car, based on the BMW 1-Series compact luxury sedan. The ActiveE brings a true German driving dynamics, a 168-hp electric motor, a luxurious interior and a BMW-estimated 100-mile range.
By: IBxAnders | October 27, 2011
GM had hoped to announce its latest green vehicle at a nice, orderly, staged press event to celebrate Chevrolet’s 100th birthday. But one of its hometown papers jumped the gun and broke the news: The largest domestic car company will launch a small battery electric vehicle in the U.S. market.
By: IBxAnders | October 20, 2011
Kia Motors is making headlines with an all-new electric car model set to launch very, very soon: by the end of 2011, in fact, in Kia’s home market of South Korea. No word yet on when the new model will come to the U.S., but we figure some time in late 2012.
By: IBxAnders | October 12, 2011
Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk is never one to shy away from the limelight. Musk has just announced a high-performance variant of the new Model S all-electric sedan, and the promising new electric car has some serious kick. Try 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. For comparison purposes, a 2011 Porsche 911 Targa […] More »
By: IBxAnders | October 5, 2011
It used to mean buying a hybrid car meant settling for slow and less-than-interesting to drive. Infiniti’s 2012 M35h hybrid changes all that in dramatic fashion, recently setting the Guinness World Record for the world’s fastest hybrid. How fast, do you ask? Go past the jump to see it in action.
By: IBxAnders | September 28, 2011
According to a New Study, Resistance is Futile by Jason GiacchinoIf you talk to a true blooded trucker about going electric, there’s a chance that trucker will try to pull you down the road with his big ‘ol diesel hauler. However, if you tell him about recent forecasts in the hybrid commercial truck segment, that […] More »
By: IBxAnders | September 21, 2011
