Coda will sell electric sedan in Hawaii in late 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Coda Automotive Coda Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery Hawai’i is an appealing place to operate and drive electric vehicles (EVs) for four main reasons: range anxiety isn’t a huge issue, there are a lot of eco-minded citizens there (some of whom have spending money), gasoline costs an arm and a leg compared to most of the rest of the U.S., and there is a lot of solar energy potential.

Rumormill: GM to follow Hyundai with four-cylinder-only mid-size cars

Filed under: MPG , Chevrolet , GM , Lightweight Hyundai made some news last fall when it launched the all-new 2011 Sonata with a four-cylinder-only engine lineup. It now looks like General Motors might be following suit for its mid-sizers. By leaving out larger V6 engines as a possibility, Hyundai was able to design a lighter structure while still meeting new safety requirements and maintaining passenger volume

Tesla bites back at GM’s trademark attempt: you can have "range anxitey"

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , GM , Tesla Motors As clever marketing response to General Motor ’s attempt to trademark the term “range anxiety ,” we have to give Tesla Motors some credit. GM will (is already?) come out swinging against all-electric vehicles, and it’ll take some judo-like moves from smaller companies and electric vehicle fans to turn GM’s energy against itself, if we want the intra-plug-in community fighting to continue

Electric vehicle charging times will depend on both the charging station and the car

Filed under: EV/Plug-in Electric vehicles (EVs) may be dramatically less mechanically complex than their traditional internal combustion counterparts, but that’s where the simplicity ends.

Official: Volt production begins November 11

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , Chevrolet , LA Auto Show General Motors confirmed this morning that November 11, 2010 has been set as the official Job 1 date for the Chevrolet Volt .

Up to 475 CNG-powered buses headed to New York City

Filed under: Natural Gas , Green Daily New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), North America’s largest public transit agency, has awarded New Flyer of America Inc. a $216 million contract to supply the MTA with up to 475 CNG-powered buses. The contract calls for New Flyer to deliver 135 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses to the MTA beginning with two pilot buses scheduled to be handed over in the second quarter of 2011, with the balance of the order to be fulfilled by early 2012.

REV awarded contract to build four converted, battery-powered vehicles for U.S. military

Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , Green Daily REV Ford Escape - Click above for high-res image Four battery-powered Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) produced by Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) will soon be ready for active duty with the U.S. Military.

Electric vehicle advocate Paul Scott "intends to be the number one Leaf salesman in the world"

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Nissan , Green Daily For years, Paul Scott has been promoting electric vehicles (EVs) as a co-founder of Plug-In America , but he’ll soon be promoting one EV a bit more than others in his new job as a Nissan Leaf salesman. Yes, after a private lunch with Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in June and discussions with his local Nissan dealership (Santa Monica Nissan) through the summer, Paul will soon be the go-to guy for anyone who is interested in buying a Leaf in the area. It’s sort of poetic that, after years trying to convince legislators and the public to back EVs, Paul can now literally sell them one (he will also keep selling solar PV systems from SolarCity).

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries develops hybrid turbocharger to generate electricity

Filed under: Hybrid , Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a new hybrid turbocharger that could further enhance the possibilities for improving fuel efficiency through downsizing. Turbochargers have traditionally be used as a way of to recycle some of the thermal and mechanical energy that normally flows out the exhaust pipe and to force more air into the engine. The exhaust gases spin a turbine that sits on a common shaft with a compressor that blows air into the intake

Has hybrid demand peaked? Probably not and here’s why

Filed under: Hybrid 2010 Mercury Milan hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery For a time back in 2008, it looked like hybrid vehicles were going to break through and start grabbing some serious market share.

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