Rumormill: Best Buy to sell Aptera 2e?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Aptera Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Might Best Buy begin offering the Aptera 2e when the vehicle is finally ready for sale at some unknown time in the future? Possibly. Though the video has since been removed from YouTube, some sort of promotional material from the big box retailer highlighting electric vehicles reportedly featured at least two separate cars from Aptera

Unseen benefit: Underwriters Laboratories working on standards for electric car batteries

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in While no one will mandate that the new Underwriters Laboratories 2580 standard be applied to all advanced electric vehicle batteries, the fact that there will soon be a UL listing for “large batteries in electric vehicles” is a good thing. UL’s unsurprising focus on the standard will be to “help mitigate the potential risk of fire and electrical hazards and enhance the overall safety of batteries for electric vehicles.” UL said in a press release that the upcoming increase in EVs increases the “potential for fire, electric shock and other safety hazards.” Therefore, UL will run the 2580 standard requirements through a comprehensive review process and a consensus body of made up of people representing “consumers, government agencies, regulatory authorities, manufacturers and other knowledgeable interested parties that develop and maintain effective product safety standards.” No timeline was given for when the standard would be ready, nor were specific batteries chemistries mentions in the press release.

REPORT: Ferrari Hybrid to get V12 powerplant

Filed under: Hybrid , Ferrari Ferrari Millechile concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Over the next few years, we’re expecting pretty much every automaker in the world to address its fuel consumption and overall emissions in the face of increased scrutiny from both the public and the various national governments.

Carlos Ghosn: EVs could account 10 percent of global sales in 2020

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Renault Renault-Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn is a firm believer in the future of electric cars. According to an interview for le Journal du Dimanche , Ghosn says he expects the world’s EV market will rise to six million vehicles per year, which is 10 percent of global sales. Ghosn also explained that Renault-Nissan is the manufacturer that invests the most in green technologies and is currently investing €4 billion in EV development and research.

REPORT: Koenigsegg developing pneumatic engine technology and hydraulic hybrid powertrains

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Hybrid , Saab Saab 9-X Air concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Ever since Koenigsegg emerged as the chosen buyer for fellow Swedish automaker Saab, rumors of a number of eco-friendly automobiles from the two automakers have been making the rounds. In addition to a production version of Koenigsegg’s electric Quant concept from this year’s Geneva Motor Show , we’ve also heard that Saab is hard at work developing a hybrid version of its latest 9-5 sedan

California mine may benefit from Chinese rare earth metal "hoarding"

Filed under: Hybrid , China , USA China’s decision to begin hoarding using it’s rare earth metal resources to bolster productivity in Mongolia may have Toyota bracing itself (and making use of its long-term plans ) but the news is music to the ears of Molycorp Minerals LLC. They are the company with plans to re-open a Mountain Pass, California mine containing the world’s richest proven reserves of rare earth metals.

EV club members get first rides in Coda Automotive electric sedan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Miles EV Coda EV Sedan. Photo by Stefano Paris . Oh, to live in Southern California, the emerging epicenter of electric car start-ups.

Pulled Ahead? Scion dealers saying iQ headed for U.S. in 2010

Filed under: MPG , Scion , Lightweight , USA Scion iQ Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Last we heard , Toyota was planning to bring the diminutive iQ to the American market badged as a Scion in either late 2010 or early 2011 as a 2012 model. According to AutoWeek , that date may have been moved up a few months as a major Scion dealership (which declined to be named) has confirmed the car for next September or October

Coda Automotive adds former MINI, VW exec as marketing officer

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , MINI , Miles EV Code EV sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery The Coda electric sedan just got a new advocate.

Cash for Clunkers update: 25-year limit keeps clunkers on the road, Ford boosts Focus production

Cash for Clunkers update: 25-year limit keeps clunkers on the road, Ford boosts Focus production originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:42:00 EST.

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