Foldable electric car to take to European streets

27 January 2012, 2:22 am

Meet Hiriko, a new electric car that can fold to one-third the size of a Smart car. But its Spanish and American designers may face an uphill battle selling it to the European public.... Read More »

California set to approve laws for cleaner vehicles

26 January 2012, 1:24 am

In a move that could reshape the American automobile industry, California regulators are expected today to approve sweeping new rules requiring that 15 percent of new cars sold in California by 2025 run on electricity, hydrogen or other systems... Read More »

California air board to vote on landmark electric-car rules

25 January 2012, 5:17 pm

By 2025, one in seven cars in California showrooms would have to be battery electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen fuel-cell under California Air Resources Board proposal... Read More »

New, Maryland-Made Hybrid/Electric Car Design Tested "Live" at the University of Maryland Wind Tunnel

25 January 2012, 3:20 pm

WHAT: The G2, a new plug-in electric hybrid automobile designed by Rockville, Md. -based Genovation Cars Inc., will be tested at the University of Maryland 's Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel.... Read More »

Will Gen Y Lead the Shift from Gas-Powered Cars to Hybrids and Electric Vehicles?

24 January 2012, 8:52 am

A new survey indicates that Gen Y consumers—a.k.a., Millenials, those born roughly between 1982 and 1993—are more interested in hybrids and electric cars than they are in traditional, gas-powered automobiles. The problem, from the automaker’s point of view, is that thus far consumers in this a... Read More »

Ford Travels Green Path with Electric Cars

12 January 2012, 4:40 pm

Reducing automobile emissions is a major goal of environmentalists, and we are living at the leading edge of what looks like a significant shift away from gas-guzzling vehicles of the past toward cars that run cleaner and run farther on less fuel.... Read More »

Electric cars making inroads with consumers says boss of Montreal car show

12 January 2012, 4:00 pm

MONTREAL - Electric cars are still a rarity on the highway but the president of Montreal's International Auto Show says they're steadily making inroads.... Read More »

Auto Expo 2012: M&M plans solar charging stations

9 January 2012, 10:02 pm

Home-grown automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is looking at solar-powered charging stations to fuel electric cars.... Read More »

M&M plans solar charging stations

9 January 2012, 4:48 pm

Home-grown automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is looking at solar-powered charging stations to fuel electric cars.... Read More »

All these electric cars – who's going to buy them?

7 January 2012, 10:55 pm

Alternative-fuel vehicles will be big at this year's Detroit motor show, but sales may not be Detroit's gargantuan motor show starts on 9 January. When the doors open at 6am on Monday, more than 5,000 journalists from 50-plus countries will descend on the city's Cobo convention centre fo... Read More »