Some curious vehicles have emerged on the electric vehicle market over the years, and few have been more curious than the Triac. We first wrote about the Triac three-wheel electric vehicle back in 2010. Made by Green Vehicles of Salinas, California, it touted a 100-mile range, an 80 mph top speed, and a price tag of $25,000. Sadly, like many MORE

Oh, those dastardly electric cars. Their siren-like allure tempts otherwise innocent drivers to abandon their life-long infatuations with ultimate German driving machines and other fine automotive specimens that deliver driving pleasure via explosions of vaporized hydrocarbons thousands of times a minute. Where will this madness end? DON'T MISS. Green Fun plug-in cars MORE

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for sale in the US market marine natural gas engines designed to improve fuel efficiency, cut methane slip emissions and meet strict international environmental standards set to take effect in 2016. MORE

They seem much better for car applications. Does your company offer lithium batteries? There is a company called AC Propulsion that has a long range-hi MORE

The Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal has caused regulators to take a closer look at all new diesel models submitted for certification. Backups caused by more extensive testing led us to wonder whether any diesels would be approved for sale in U.S. for the 2017 model year. Now, at least one automaker will in fact get to offer its diesels to. emissions EPA MORE

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shocked the public in late September when it revealed that Volkswagen used "defeat device" software to cheat on emissions tests. Now the company faces angry customers, lawsuits, and hundreds of thousands of diesel cars that must be modified to meet emissions standards. VW's scheme to bypass emissions. TDI VW selective catalytic reduction (SCR) urea Volkswagen diesel scandal MORE

Today, it's your chance to buy a Tesla Model 3 (for three times its list price), Nissan gets the A-OK to expand its Tennessee battery plant, and Paris is ready to kick internal combustion engines to the curb. Bosch showed off its new 48-volt battery ready for us in mild-hybrid vehicles. MORE

Corvus Energy, a provider of lithium-ion battery systems developed specifically for the marine propulsion market, has entered into an exclusive distributor contract with Dow Kokam for sales of its advanced lithium polymer cells to the marine industry. MORE

Yesterday we drove the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric, and later today we'll have a drive report for you. But if you'd rather not wait until November or December for to buy Ford's first-ever electric vehicle, perhaps you'd consider a slightly used electric car on eBay? This 1918 Rauch and Lang electric car spent its life in upstate New York MORE

If you''re creating a mass-market electric car, it makes a degree of sense to use a mass-market platform. That''s why you''ll find some Versa sitting under the Leaf and rather a lot of Focus in Ford''s Focus Electric. Dig hard enough, and even the Chevy Volt has similarities with other GM products--it''s built around GM''s Delta II platform, also used MORE

Nissan has committed the availability of 500 Nissan LEAFs for sale to TAF partners with initial deliveries beginning in the second half of 2011. —Gerry Pietschmann, Director of Fleet Services for the City of Toronto. Public and private fleets are responsible for thousands of vehicles operating in Ontario. Many are high-mileage, short trip vehicles making them well-suited for replacement by electric vehicles. MORE

It may have major shareholders in the form of automotive giants Toyota and Daimler, but the Californian electric car automaker known for its super sexy Roadster is going to stay independent for the foreseeable future. At least, that’s what Tesla Motors' larger-than-life CEO Elon Musk told Bloomberg West yesterday in an interview about MORE

Nissan and Mikuni jointly developed the ECO Pedal system ( earlier post ), the first technology of its type to assist drivers in fuel efficient driving, and commercialized it for the Nissan Fuga, which was launched in 2009. When the ECO Pedal system is on, each time the driver exerts excess pressure on the acceleration pedal, the system counteracts in advance with a pedal push-back control mechanism (tactile indicator) to support drivers for more effective, fuel-efficient driving. MORE

The Smart brand has enjoyed modest success in the U.S. since its launch here back in 2007 but with a lack of any new models or updates, the oddly-designed minicar brand has fallen largely off the radar of late. Furthermore, even with all the hoopla surrounding electric vehicles at the moment, especially concerning the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan MORE

Compare all the electric cars that are available for sale right now with this handy guide from the Sierra Club! The Tesla S looks pretty good MORE

Of all the Chevrolet models, the Corvette sports car may be the one least likely to be considered green. Indeed, the world rocked on its axis when the lead engineer said two years ago that, one day, there might be a Corvette Hybrid. But considerably sooner than that, you can have your very own green Corvette, with a diesel engine fueled on MORE

But at least few hundred cars were built, all told, and now some of them are for sale as rolling "gliders," without their battery packs. The 2012 Coda Sedan electric car had a long, troubled gestation and a brief life before joining other failed automotive startups in the history books. If you happen to want to buy a Chinese-assembled decade-old MORE

Add another entry to the growing list of electric vehicles going on sale in the next year or so. Think North America, maker of the two-seat City electric car, announced that its 2011 Think City had been approved as a zero-emission vehicle by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The approval lets Think sell the 2011 City in California and the MORE

Sales revenue in fiscal year 2016 rose by €4.0 billion) was substantially higher than the prior-year figure (up 14%); the operating return on sales rose to 6.7% (6.0%). The Group therefore reached not only its targets for 2016 but also a new record, helped in particular by increases in Western and Central European markets and in the Asia-Pacific region. Overall, growth in global demand for new vehicles will probably be slower than in the reporting period. MORE

Fans of diesel-engined cars really, really love their vehicles, and we have a lot of them on this site. So we're hoping that some Southern California diesel car fanatic will step up to the plate and buy this piece of diesel history. Found through the always entertaining Bring A Trailer site, this Craigslist find is a gigantic, all-American diesel MORE

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The current-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid may acquire a new identity for the Chinese market. So far it hasn't continued that practice with the second-generation version, which went on sale in the U.S. General Motors sold the first-generation Volt under different brands in various international markets. earlier this year. DON'T MISS. China Plug-In Hybrids plug-in cars Range-Extended Electric Vehicle MORE

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ford Motor Company has agreed to fines totaling $2,960,000 for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems in California. Officials estimate the money will support loans for about 90 clean-diesel vehicles. In addition to the $740,000 for the CPCFA, $2.22 MORE

Want a Nissan Leaf but disappointed that you can't take more of your friends along for the ride? Or don't have space for champagne flutes? The Nissan Leaf limo for sale on eBay could be just the thing to meet your needs. If you think the concept of a Nissan Leaf electric limo sounds familiar, then you'd be correct. Built by Imperial Coach Builders MORE

A look at electric cars for sale in the US right now like the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt, and the Tesla Roadster MORE

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt took another step last week in its long and highly publicized gestation, with the first complete vehicle rolling off the production line at GM's Detroit Hamtramck assembly plant. On Wenesday, March 31, the first model of the mass-produced electric car built in North America in decades rolled off the lines to the flash of MORE

One of the mere handful of Tesla Model 3 electric cars on the road made its way to Craigslist—very briefly—on Wednesday. But it wasn't the fact that the Model 3 was the only one on the open market at the time. It was its eye-popping price price tag: $150,000. That's enough to buy a very well-equipped Tesla Model S and it'll eventually MORE

On Saturday I put all my gas related parts up for sale on C raigs L ist. link] Here are the major items up for sale but there are a lot of little pieces I don't need but didn't want to list. F20 Engine, Converter, Manifold, ECM , Radiator with both fans, Intake box with filter, Alternator, Muffler Set, Heater Core, Fuel tank with Pump. The muffler set went today. Hopefully the parts keep on selling to help recoup some of the conversion cost MORE

In retrospect, it may be that a 10-year-old design for a plastic-bodied two-seat electric minicar was not what the U.S. market wanted. Especially at a list price of $35,495, higher than that of a brand-new 2011 Nissan Leaf, which had twice as many seats, twice as many doors, a longer range, and a known brand name. But now's your chance to own a MORE

GreenTech Automotive, a start-up company in the electric car manufacturing space, is teaming up with JAC Motors, a leading Chinese automaker. The two companies announced on Monday a plan to start manufacturing a five-passenger electric car at MORE

Chinese automotive supplier Wanxiang, which now owns the car company, hopes to restart sales of the low, sleek, striking four-seat sedan under the Elux name sometime next year. The Fisker Karma extended-range electric luxury sedan has been out of production since July 2012, but it''s hardly gone away. And owners continue to be stopped on the street MORE

In Lake Elsinore, California, the local Craigslist is carrying an ad for a 1980 Ford Fairmont wagon converted into an electric car by Electric Vehicle Associates (EVA). If you''ve ever wanted to meet the grandfather of the Ford Focus Electric, here''s your chance. According to the seller, the converted Fairmont--officially called a Current Fare--is MORE

The car is still for sale, now via James Edition website--which bills itself as "The World''s Luxury Do you rarely hear the words "green car" and "collectible" used in the same sentence? The owner of the one-and-only 1959 Opel P1 experimental prototype--which set a Guinness World Record of 376 mpg in a 1973 test--hopes that will change. MORE

Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility is now the first fueling station to sell hydrogen, rather than giving it away for free. The small number of drivers with hydrogen fuel-cell cars in California are now able to purchase their fuel. The Cal State L.A. SEE ALSO: Why Is Hydrogen Free To Fuel-Cell Car Drivers? Pumps Are The Problem It recently MORE

GreenTech Automotive, a start-up company in the electric car manufacturing space, is teaming up with JAC Motors, a leading Chinese automaker. The two companies announced on Monday a plan to start manufacturing a five-passenger electric car at MORE

Toyota Motor Corporation announced its plans regarding the mass adoption of electrified vehicles for the decade 2020-2030. By around 2030, Toyota aims to have annual sales of more than 5.5 The FCEV line-up will be expanded for both passenger and commercial vehicles in the 2020s. MORE

It''s an electric car closeout sale. Back in May, electric car startup Coda Automotive filed for bankruptcy, but there is still a way to get one of its cars. A company called GreenWayEV has purchased the entire supply of unsold Coda vehicles and parts, and says it will sell the lot. "We We have a good selection of cloth and optional leather vehicles MORE

Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has only managed to produce a handful of cars since taking over the Swedish automaker in 2012. But the Chinese-backed company now claims it will launch five electric-car models by 2018. And we have an idea of where it will get the funding to put that ambitious plan into action. NEVS recently. China Sweden plug-in cars New Energy Vehicle MORE

I really want to start looking into my next EV and I have to sell this one for the funds. I put up a listing for now at EVTradin for those interested in the details. As much as I hate to do it, it's time to sell the S2KEV. After putting 10k miles on this one I feel comfortable selling it since I know it's been a good conversion and is reliable. So what's next? I'm not sure yet exactly but you can bet I'll be blogging on it MORE

But given the number of pre-launch reservations for the 2011 Nissan Leaf EV--combined with Nissan's Rumors are flying that Nissan is preparing a subcompact electric vehicle to compete directly with cars like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and it may even be made in China. The rumors are unconfirmed: word of mouth from inside a partner company of Nissan. MORE

A Fiat Panda Elettra for sale on eBay UK is one such example, and proof that the upcoming Fiat 500 Electric isn't the Italian marque's first attempt at an One of the things you become aware of when you get interested in electric cars, is just how many examples of the breed have passed into history as silently as they once roamed the streets. MORE

Mercedes-Benz has been building diesel cars for what seems like an eternity--indeed, they were one of the first to produce a diesel production car. Just because a car is old, or because it races, it doesn't mean it can't be green. One such example is this 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190d that just sold on eBay (via Bring A Trailer). It might be old and it MORE

Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the buyer will acquire the ownership of the HUMMER brand, trademark and tradenames, as well as specific IP license rights necessary for the manufacture of HUMMER vehicles. For example, GM’s Shreveport assembly plant would continue to contract assemble the H3 and H3T and AM General’s Mishawaka assembly plant will continue to assemble the H2. General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., MORE