Nissan Leaf Having a Hard Time Selling, GM Volt Thrives

It looks like the Chevy Volt is outselling Nissan Leaf, at least in the U.S. sales. For the fifth consecutive month, the first all-electric...

Agreement Between Toyota and Tesla Motors to Materialize With 2 Prototypes by End of...

Often seen as having the closest resemblance with the Iron Man, Elon Musk has brought Paypal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity to their best, and now, in the middle of a financial crisis, is trying to make his deal with Toyota work, and have the first electric car designed by both on the market as soon as possible.

Entry-Level Hybrid Electric Vehicle Planned by Fisker

As start-ups often have to contend with, bad press seems to have been following Fisker Automotive, wild accusations of the inherent safety problems with...

Toyota Dealers Prefer Selling Hybrids over EVs

Electric vehicles have a lot going for them, most notably minimal fuel costs and minimal carbon-dioxide emissions. Unfortunately, they don't seem to hitting...

Lighter Ford Vehicles Using Bubble-Infused Plastic

People rarely think about it, but going green could also mean going light: you can turn any vehicle in the right direction by simply making their component parts a little less heavy. It doesn't sound like a bad idea, but the first thought that pops into your head is: I am losing something by doing this?

Why Car Sales Are Declining Worldwide

The world may have hit automobile saturation, which is evidenced by a sharp decline in car sales across the United States and Europe. Since the...

Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Hurt Big Oil Stock Dividends, UCS Press Release Notes

Big oil companies count on our refusal to change when it comes to fuel-efficent vehicles. “Fuel efficient vehicles are wimpy” and “Fuel-efficient vehicles aren't...

France to Make Net Improvements on Electric Car Infrastructure by 2015

The French government announced that it plans to spend €1.5 billion (about $2.2 billion) in the development of an infrastructure that will encourage the development of clean vehicle technology and battery manufacturing.

Former Tesla Part Owner Discreetly Uses Their Tech

So while Daimler Benz cashed out its remaining 4% in the Silicon Valley automaker, pocketing US$780M in the process, they had a trick up...

BMW will lease its hydrogen cars

Eager to put its stamp on cars with green credentials, BMW announced that it rolled out the world's first hydrogen-burning car in serial production...