Electric

Although most of us would be happy to see the high side of 600 kilometers out of a single tank of gas, Volkswagen’s diesel-powered sedans consistently turn in mileage figures that allow ranges of 1,000 kilometres and beyond. Using efficient motors, fuel delivery systems, and transmissions, the latest crop of …

Production Electric Vehicle finishes No Compromise Tour Mitsubishi`s i-MiEV (pronounced i-MEEV), the world's first electric car to cross Canada, touched the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, Koji Soga, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada drove Mitsubishi`s no compromise electric vehicle, nicknamed Sparky, across the "finish line" to kick …

While Canadian car buyers use the EnerGuide fuel economy figures to help select their next car, US car buyers get to utilize similar figures produced by their Environmental Protection Agency; or EPA. Taking a much more dramatic role in fuel consumption of emissions control, the EPA is a huge player …

Communauto, one of the world's largest and North America's first carsharing service, announced today a commitment to add 50 Nissan LEAFs to its fleet when the vehicle is available to the Canadian market before the end of 2011. "By offering the all-electric Nissan LEAF next year, Communauto is reconfirming its …

The Renault–Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan Canada has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Québec, the City of Montréal, Québec City, Hydro-Québec and the Agence de l'efficacité énergétique du Québec to advance zero-emission mobility in Québec. The parties will work together to plan the …

There are a lot of reasons to like Barack Obama, the most important of which that he isn’t George Bush. A close second behind that is that he seems to genuinely possess a desire to make the world around him a better place. To that end, we bring you this …

Tesla has filed with the federal government in hopes of making an initial public offering of Tesla stock. The first I.P.O. filing from an American car company since Henry Ford filled out the same paperwork in 1956, the Tesla offering is, as yet, an unknown quantity. Having sold fewer than …

Los Angeles-Based Station to Re-Fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Honda today began operation of a next-generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles.

Mazda’s got a plan for reducing its fleet’s overall consumption by 30% by 2016. The plan includes making several improvements to their conventional models equipped with internal combustion engines that run on gas. But in addition to that, the Hiroshima-based company is looking to include hydrogen as a simple, cheap …

- Kia Motors introduces Liquid Petroleum Injection (LPI) hybrid electric vehicle - Acclaimed Idle Stop and Go (ISG) technology enhances environmental efficiency Kia Motors unveiled its first commercialized hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the Forte Liquid Petroleum Injection (LPI) Hybrid in Seoul today. The Forte LPI Hybrid is the newest addition …