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Stylish Subaru Sport Mobility Concept gives us a sneaky peek at a future battery-powered BRZ coupe

EV Central

Paying tribute to the early nineties Subaru SVX – designed by legendary Italian stylist, Giorgetto Giugiaro – the new Subaru Sport Mobility Concept (SMC) cleverly evolves the Japanese brand’s design language while still referencing the current BRZ and its twin, the Toyota GR 86.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

BYD ute BYD ute patent shows what the EV ute will look like BYD is the biggest threat to Tesla globally and it’s also shaping up to give the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger something to worry about with a new ute. Toyota showed off a concept car called the EPU (or electric pick-up) alongside an electric version of the LandCruiser.

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NRC report recommends ways to overcome barriers hindering purchases of PEVs; vehicle cost, battery tech and consumer knowledge among others

Green Car Congress

Can travel hundreds of miles on a single battery charge and then be refueled in a time that is much shorter than the additional driving time that the refueling allows. Its small battery can be charged from the grid, but its AER is much less than the average daily US driving distance. Four Classes of Plug-in Electric Vehicles.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# April 17, 2009 12:34 pm Link Perhaps they should turbo charge the Volt or Telsa to run more like this electric powered Datsun drag racer: [link] American’s love a hot rod. and Chrysler. Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Electric Car Watch #6: FORD's weak 2030 EV plan

Plug In India

This is our biggest opportunity for growth and value creation since Henry Ford started to scale the Model T, and we’re grabbing it with both hands." As I already said in my Toyota video, the EU and China may stop accepting sales of ICE vehicles by 2030. You can get electric cars now for more than 500-600 km per charge.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. before 2010.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr.

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