Markey and Reed: opening up carbon-based energy sector will bring jobs, lots of them

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA Just how important are plug-in vehicles (PHVs) to America? According to Rep

Report: Feds probing Prius’ unintended acceleration incident, no new recall issued

Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota The fall-out of yesterday’s Toyota Prius unintended acceleration incident in California - a car got up to speeds of over 90 miles per hour in a 20-minute event - now includes an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA has dispatched two investigators to look into what happened, while Toyota is sending three technicians. The car was towed to a Toyota dealership today after being held overnight by the California Highway Patrol.

Owning an Electric Car prepares and enlightens

Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , UK Ever wonder what it is really like to own an electric car

Report: Nissan has 56,000 pre-orders for all-electric Leaf

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery According to BusinessWeek , Renault-Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn said recently that his company has 56,000 orders for the Leaf in the United States. The car will be available late this year, and Ghosn said that real mass production will start in 2012, when the alliance plans to have capacity to 500,000 electronic vehicles in Japan, Europe and the United States. Ghosn, who is totally bullish on electric vehicles , told BW that: Frankly, I mean so far there is no competition.

Volkswagen gets recognition for efficiency of its TSI engines

Filed under: MPG , Volkswagen German testing and certification company TÜV NORD Group has recognized Volkswagen for its development of the TSI engine family.

Aston Martin: Cygnet helps us offer a "more sustainable product line-up"

Filed under: MPG , Aston Martin , Lightweight Aston Martin Cygnet - Click above for high-res image gallery Aston Martin builds some of the fastest, most desirable and undoubtedly most beautiful cars in the world by following a very simple formula. Front engine, rear-drive coupes (and sometimes sedans) powered by the biggest, most powerful engines available. As you would expect, fuel efficiency has historically been of very little concern

At Witz’ End - It’s the Battery, Stupid!

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , At Witz End Research study says EVs have a tough road ahead Those of us who love smooth, silent, energy-efficient volt-powered vehicles would love to see them capture a major share of new-car sales ASAP.

Geneva 2010: Kia Venga EV

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Kia , Geneva Motor Show Kia Venga EV concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Apparently our Geneva Motor Show crew overlooked a one of the cars at the Kia stand this week. The Korean company showed off a battery electric version of its new Venga B-segment tall wagon

U.S. Annual Energy Outlook predicts alternative vehicles" won’t top 50% market share in 2035

Filed under: Diesel , Ethanol , EV/Plug-in , Flex-Fuel , Hydrogen , Green Daily Just because it’s difficult to predict the future doesn’t mean people won’t try. See, for example, the CEO of Shell, who said last week that he expects plug-in vehicles to make up 40 percent of the new car market in 2050 . The U.S

Transonic gets Supercritical with fuel injection, claims 50-75% improvement

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , MPG Generally speaking, we don’t like the idea of being Supercritical.

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