Work Truck 2010: Nissan working to bring NV200 to US, possible EV too

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan Nissan Light Commercial Electric Vehicle sketch - Click above to enlarge At the Work Truck 2010 show in St. Louis today, Nissan Americas president Carlos Tavares announced that the company is working to bring its recently launched NV200 compact van to the U.S

A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Green Daily We’ve been chronicling the world of more efficient vehicles for almost four years now, but we’re still the new kind on the block compared to long-time organizations like CalCars and that group’s leader, Felix Kramer. At a recent meeting of the Electric Auto Association (of which CalCar is also a chapter) in Palo Alto, CA, Kramer took a look back at what CalCar has accomplished over the last eight years or so and, in doing so, created a slide show of the recent history of the plug-in vehicle movement and industry.

Geneva 2010: Audi A8 Hybrid a concept in name only

Filed under: Hybrid , Audi , Geneva Motor Show Audi A8 Hybrid Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery In the Them’s Big Words department, Audi is calling its A8 Hybrid “the efficiency standard.” And it’s not exactly untrue since the top-of-the-peak, 211-horsepower 2.0-liter sedan boosted by a 45-hp electric motor has more power than an A3 TDI and a faster 0-60 sprint, yet the gas mileage comparison isn’t unfavorable: the A3 gets 34 miles per gallon combined, the A8 Hybrid does 38 mpg. And you get all that A8 size and panache.

Zero charges forward: Electric motorcycle company hires top talent from Buell

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels The Zero DS steps into the spotlight - Click above for high-res image gallery You may have read our latest report regarding the future of recently canned Buell Motorcycles. Everyone’s favorite American sportbike company hit the chopping block a few months back at the hand of industry giant Harley-Davidson, and its cropping of the division has led Erik Buell to forge ahead with his competitively obsessed Erik Buell Racing brand.

Daimler bonds with BYD for Chinese-market electric car

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , China , Daimler , BYD BYD e6 electric MPV - Click above for high-res image gallery Daimler looks to be bolstering its presence in the electric vehicle sweepstakes with a newly announced deal with China’s BYD to develop EVs for the booming Chinese market. According to Dieter Zetsche, Daimler chairman and head of Mercedes-Benz: Daimler’s know-how in electric vehicle architecture and BYD’s excellence in battery technology and e-drive systems are a perfect match. Thus, we will be able to participate in the potential growth of electric mobility in China, currently the largest auto market of the world

Geneva 2010: Audi says electric mobility is idiotic integral

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Audi , Geneva Motor Show Audi E-tron Detroit Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember when Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen said that the Chevy Volt was a car for idiots and that pure electric vehicles were “for the intellectual elite who want to show what enlightened souls they are”? Good times

Avis will rent out Renault electric vehicles starting in 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Renault Renault Fluence ZE concept - click above for high-res image gallery For those in Europe that want to try out life with a battery electric car but aren’t necessarily ready to commit full time, Avis may have just the deal for you.

Coda chooses Goodness Mfg as agency of record, ads will start this spring

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Coda Automotive What, exactly, does it mean to select an “advertising agency of record”?

Getrag wants to get into the range extender business

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid Getrag Range Extender - Click above for high-res image gallery When most people think of Getrag, visions of transmissions commonly pop into mind. However, with vehicle electrification increasingly becoming a reality, the transmission business will inevitably change and Getrag wants to be prepared. Thus, the German company is starting to promote a range extender system comprising a small engine, electric motor and a two-speed gearbox.

Boston-Power adds EV-1 executive Robert Purcell to Board

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , USA While they’ve been doing quite well selling their Sonata laptop batteries, Boston Power would really like to get their automotive market mojo rising since, so far, they’ve only managed to get their lithium Swing cells into an all-electric ZE Saab 9-3 , the product of a small consortium that includes the troubled Swedish automaker. Clearly the company has more ambition than that and so, to attract the consideration they crave, they’ve gone out and persuaded someone with serious credentials to sit on their Board of Directors, Robert Purcell.

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