Russian Hybrid Car Yo-Mobile Sells Cheap and Gets 47,000 Pre-Orders in First Day
It was almost impossible that zee Russians don't want to have a piece of the big hybrid car industry pie. Yo-Auto, a joint venture between truck maker Yarovit and Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim group, has started pre-selling the Yo-mobile, an ultra-cheap hybrid car designed with regular people in mind.
Formulec and FCI Develop The Fastest Electric Racing Car Seen So Far
Since the first electric car appeared, it was a matter of time before the world's first electric racing car stepped up on the market. With the help of two French companies â€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ FCI and Formulec, the dream of many car lovers or Formula One fans has been made possible: to see a full electric racing car matching regular petrol vehicles on the tracks.
General Motors Greens Up By Installing 512 kW Solar Plant on Detroit Facility
Looks like GM is going to go greener starting with the end of this summer, as it has signed an agreement with DTE Energy that will put 512 kW of solar power onto six acres located at the south of the Detroit-Hamtramck facility. The power will feed some 54,750 energy-hungry Volt plug-in hybrids per year.
Toyota Unveils Prius Minivan Hybrid Featuring Li-Ion Battery
Not even a powerful earthquake as the one that hit Japan a couple of months ago could stop the release of the "Prius Alpha" hybrid minivan from Toyota. The car is something new for the company because it's the first hybrid to have a lithium-ion rechargeable battery as the main battery and it's somewhat of a success for the green industry already, since Toyota chose fuel efficiency over size.
Austrian Hypermiler Does Amazing 1242 Miles and 127.9 MPG In a Classic Diesel, Around...
It's not the Prius, it's not the Volt, it's not any hybrid car, but a turbocharged diesel one: a 1.2-liter Skoda Fabia. Austrian hypermiler Gerhard Plattner has just proved that an ordinary diesel car can go 2,000 kilometers (1,242.7 miles) with just one 45-liter fuel tank, reaching an astonishing 127.9 miles per gallon.
Google Partners With Ford in Hybrid Car Fuel Efficiency Optimization Project
Google usually handles internet searches, advertising and other high-tech stuff, but it looks like they've recently involved in various automotive projects, like the one Ford is going to use for predicting the user's driving behavior and adapting the power needed for that particular driving style and road.
German Electric Vehicles to Soon Receive Substantial Funding, Angela Merkel Says
Apparently, it's a matter of pride for Germany to excel in the production and usage of electric vehicles. According to Chancellor Angela Merkel, it would be very good for the country to become "the market leader and leading provider" for electric cars, since it's the place "where the first motor car was built," statement reported on the 15th of May by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
Kia's Optima Hybrid: More Equipped Than The Prius, Sets New Performance Standards
This year, the month of June brings hot weather and a hot car to match it: the Kia Optima Hybrid - Kia's first hybrid...
Electric Cars Will Account For 70% Reduction of Chronic Lung Illnesses
The impact electric cars will have on humanity and our lifestyles will not only be at an economical level, but it will also change our state of health, a new report by the American Lung Association states. This means that besides saving $6 billion in health and fuel costs, the electric car will make us live longer - and probably better.
San Francisco Offers Free Public Charging for Electric Vehicles
At the same time with the state offering incentives for buying electric vehicles, San Francisco authorities have decided to give yet another boost to the industry by offering free EV charging in public garages until 2013.
