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Transdev and Toshiba launch electric car sharing system utilizing solar power in Lyon, France

Green Car Congress

Mobility company Transdev , through its subsidiary Proxiway, which specializes in car sharing, has launched, in partnership with the Toshiba group, an innovative car sharing service using solar energy and quick-charge points in the eco-district of La Confluence, Lyon, France. The project will run for two years until December 2015.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

Baua Electric

While Stellantis just launched a sub-€25,000 EV, the Citroen e-C3, with a short-range version to come at below €20,000, VW is falling behind in the race to build a cheaper BEV. Photo: Renault If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Get started here.

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EVs Great & Small: Electric Buses For LA, Citroen Amis For A Greek Island

CleanTechnica EVs

From LA to the Mediterranean, electric vehicles are the new normal.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

Baua Electric

Also, it will be based on Stellantis’s Smart Car architecture, used in the Citroen e-C3. All photos courtesy of Fiat/Stellantis Charge your electric vehicle at home using rooftop solar panels. Find a reliable and competitively priced solar installer near you on EnergySage , for free.

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From a $1,000 boat to electric tractors and more, these are the wildest EVs I tested this year

Baua Electric

I have a new motor that should significantly increase the power and efficiency of the boat, as well as some solar plans in the works as well. Testing a Citroen Ami The Citroen Ami is far from new or spectacular, at least if you live in Europe. Stay tuned for that update!

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

Green Cars News

The 10 cars up for contention for the 2009 Award included: the Citroen C1 ev’ie electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric, Toyota iQ, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid, Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop, new Honda Insight hybrid, VW Passat BlueMotion 2, BMW 318d saloon, and the Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Citroen C5 X PHEV – sleek and stylish plug-in hybrid will be created as a sedan, wagon and SUV. Sono Sion – affordable and EV have often been mutually exclusive, but newcomer Sion says it will soon begin selling a solar electric vehicle built to a budget. Under consideration for Australia.