Video: Volvo helping to develop new material that could be both battery and bodywork

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Volvo Battery bodywork prototype material - Click above to watch video after the jump How much will a plug-in vehicle’s battery weigh in 2020? How much will the same car’s bodywork weigh?

Spy Shots: Audi A1 about as naked as its gonna get

Audi A1 Spy Shots - Click above for high-res image gallery Audi has gone the typical swirly exterior applique route with its upcoming new Mini -fighting A1 hatchback, but our intrepid spy photographers still managed to snap off a series of shots that show the premium little city car out and about undergoing shake-down testing. Judging from these photos, it’s clear that Audi’s smallest vehicle will retain the German automaker’s trademark headlights and their bottom row of LED highlights, along with its customary gaping grille and fascia

Report: Porsche has no plans for hybrid sports cars

Filed under: Hybrid , Porsche 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery With Porsche getting ready to launch a hybrid version of the Cayenne this spring and a Panamera hybrid coming later , there has been speculation that Porsche would apply the technology to the 911, Boxster and Cayman as well. New CEO Michael Macht told AutoCar that the company had no such plans.

Zombie meme alert: electric cars cause cancer

Filed under: Etc. , Green Daily , First Drive Apparently, the range anxiety meme isn’t enough. The latest anti-electric vehicle (EV) topic to make a comeback is that EVs might give you cancer ( previous post )

PREDICTION: Shift to electric vehicles could create 1 million jobs by 2020

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily Just how electric vehicles will change the world is an evolving debate, but one new analysis says that EVs and connected industries could be a $300 billion business by 2020 and create over a million jobs globally along the way. In the U.S., somewhere between 125,000 and 300,00 jobs could be created, with the higher number only being reached if the U.S.

Think restarts production in Finland, first deliveries scheduled before Christmas

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , Th!nk (Think) Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image gallery A little later than anticipated , Think has re-started production of the City electric vehicles at Valmet Automotive’s plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland . The first vehicles - at least 2,300 have been ordered — will be delivered to customers before Christmas

Nissan will bring Leaf electric car to Salon EVER in Monaco

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Europe/EU 2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery The tiny European state of Monaco has announced the final details for the next Salon EVER , devoted to ecologic vehicles and renewable energies. The exhibition will be held March 25-28, 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum and, for this edition, Nissan has become the official partner. It will be the first opportunity for the Japanese company to introduce the Nissan Leaf to the European market.

Ward’s announces 10 Best Engines for 2010

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Hybrid , MPG , Green Daily Ward’s Ten Best Engines of 2010 - Click above for high-res image gallery Just about every publication has an award to give away this time of year, and Wards Automotive is no different. But instead of picking the best car, truck or SUV, the industry wiz kids at Wards go right for the power supply to rank the Ten Best Engines for 2010

City of Paris and Europcar fight for Autolib’ trade name

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , Europe/EU The story of the Paris’ easy EV rental project, dubbed Autolib’, is not a bed of roses. First of all, there were continuous delays announcing the specifics of the service. Finally, we found out it would consist of 3,000 cars that will be available 24/7 at a cost of €5 per half an hour.

Autocar details Land Rover’s hybrid plans

Filed under: Diesel , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Land Rover We’ve known for some time now that Land Rover was planning on getting into the hybrid game, but it appears that things are shaking out a bit differently than we had initially expected. It seems the automaker may not use a kinetic-energy flywheel system or the high-tech Electric Rear Axle Drive that has been in the works for the last few years.

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