Do electric and hybrid vehicles really need to make sounds? [w/video]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , MPG Volt sound demonstration - Click above to watch video after the jump Just to be clear, we certainly sympathize with the concerns of the visually impaired when it comes to silent and near-silent electrified vehicles and their interaction with pedestrians.

BBC’s Think City road trip follow up: size matters

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Th!nk (Think) There once was a little media company called the BBC that wanted to take a little electric vehicle (EV) across Europe, a continent full of little countries. The resulting one-hour BBC television report on the trip - which covered around 4,500 miles in a month - showed that electric cars are good for some things, but not everything .

Citroën Survolt gets glory from Vanina Ickx, guts from Green GT [w/video]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Citroen , Europe/EU Citroën Survolt with Vanina Ickx - Click above to watch video after the jump Last weekend, Citroën introduced a rolling version of its Survolt concept to the crowds attending this year’s edition of the Le Mans Classique. Flaunting its oh-la-la sexiness around the Circuit de la Sarthe, this all-electric object of our desire looked even hotter in person than it did in the black and white teaser we were shown earlier. Having the doors attached probably helped

Phoenix Motorcars gives more details about new SUT, says "This road bump is behind us"

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Phoenix We got a little more information from Phoenix Motorcars today about the introduction of the company’s “newly configured Sports Utility Truck” this week. As we mentioned this morning , the SUT has been a long time coming and Bryon Bliss, Phoenix Motorcars’ VP of sales and marketing, said that: While many would criticize us for returning again from the “ashes”, we are truly here to stay

Breaking: Toyota possibly already building EV prototype with Tesla battery pack

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Tesla Motors During a interview with a group of American media this afternoon in Nagoya, Japan, Toyota president Akio Toyoda revealed that the company was already in the process of building a prototype electric vehicle with a Tesla battery pack. The statement came in response to questions about the relationship between Toyota and Tesla.

ElectroCat becomes first electric motorcycle to conquer Pikes Peak

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , USA , Racing It appears the EV Sports Concept HER-02 wasn’t the only non-fossil fuel burning vehicle to set a record climbing Pikes Peak last week. Eva Håkansson’s ElectroCat , piloted by John Scollon, also successfully completed the course making it the first electric motorcycle to do so.

Deal of the day: 2008 Tesla Roadster for $79,900 - depreciation hurts!

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors Any competent financial advisor will tell you that, almost invariably, buying a brand new car is a bad investment. With very few exceptions, as soon as you drive a new car off the lot, its value drops significantly

Chrysler lobbies Congress to the tune of $591K for EVs, emissions

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily Chrysler U.S. Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Unfortunately, automakers must continue to spend fortunes lobbying Congress to get things done.

Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 under discussion on the Hill now

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , USA Going on now in Washington, D.C.: testimony before the Full Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding plug-in vehicles. Specifically, the hearing is about S. 3495, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010, and is intended to “receive testimony on policies to reduce oil consumption through the promotion of accelerated deployment of electric-drive vehicles.” Hey, that sounds like it could be important

Want a bicycle with an "invisible" electric motor and a top speed of 56 mph?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels Now that bikes - and walking - are becoming more popular , it’s time to answer this question: How fast is too fast on a bicycle?

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