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Leaked Fisker Atlantic documents reveal big production delay, specs
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , USA , Fisker The Fisker Atlantic extended-range plug-in vehicle will start production about a year after its previously estimated mid-2013 date, Inside EVs blog reports, citing leaked company documents that were dated “a few weeks ago.” The Atlantic, formerly known as Project Nina, will compete pricewise against the BMW 3 Series and 5 Series sedans, as well as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class , Jaguar XF and Audi A4 and A6 . That would put the model in the $50,000 to $60,000 range, according to the publication. The model, which will still be produced at Fisker’s Delaware plant, will have 300 horsepower, a 0-60 time of 6.5 seconds and emissions of 50 grams per kilometer of CO2, Inside EVs reports, citing the documents
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Porsche shows off hybrid 918 Spyder Prototype
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Porsche Porsche has officially put the finishing touches on the first prototypes of the company’s 918 Spyder , complete with a black-and-white livery scheme that pays homage to the 917 racers of old.
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Mazda skewers EV technology with overseas CX-5 launch
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , MPG , Mazda , Japan , UK Mazda recently may have made the coolest car commercial in history by backing its pitch for SkyActiv technology with Bo Diddley’s “Road Runner” (see here ), so we’re leaning toward forgiving them for this one. The Japanese automaker, as part of the international marketing launch of its CX-5 crossover in Scotland, reinforced its caustic stance on battery-electric vehicles by injecting some humorous references to the “range anxiety” that EVs can cause, according to The Charging Point blog
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Zero Motorcycles prove resilient in crash-marred TTXGP weekend, take top three spots
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , Racing Last weekend’s TTXGP motorcycle races were proof that sometimes, slow and steady wins the race. Not that the four “eSuperstock” Zero S ZF9s were slow – ok, they are a bit sluggish compared to their superbike upperclassmen – but their reliability conquered all, allowing them to sweep the podium.
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EVS: Ample Eo electric vehicle claims "world’s first e-quadricycle" title
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , China , EVS Called the “world’s first e- quadricycle ,” a small EV from Ample International was on display at the Electric Vehicle Symposium ( EVS26 ) in Los Angeles this week.
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BMW gets sunny with ActiveE drivers, offers deal with Real Goods Solar
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Solar , BMW Think of them as hippies in yuppie clothing. That’s the idea behind the deal BMW and solar-panel system installer Real Goods Solar is offering drivers of the German automaker’s battery-electric ActiveE vehicles. BMW is working with the Louisville, CO-based solar-panel system installer to give lessees of BMW’s battery-electric ActiveEs a break on solar-power systems that may be used to power up their cars.
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EVS: EDTA president Brian Wynne responds to right-wing attacks, says EV progress is "truly astounding"
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , EVS Brian Wynne recently wrote an article for Politico with the clear title: ” Stop bashing electric cars .” Wynne, the president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), helmed the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles this week and sat down with AutoblogGreen to talk about why he had to defend his industry. The short version?
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SF Bay Area e-scooter sharing service starts beta tests
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Transportation Alternatives , On Two Wheels A San Francisco-based electric-scooter-sharing service has started beta testing, with plans to launch its service to the public next year, GigaOm reports. ScootNetworks will let subscribers rent battery-electric scooters out by the minute our hour by “unlocking” them with their iPhone devices. The scooters, which are made in China, have a top speed of about 30 miles per hour
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Electric Window Dressing: Many EVs Don’t Really Mean It
As sales of EVs are tallied-up, keep one thing in mind: Many are not meant to be sold in earnest.
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Alt-fuel vehicles generated more than $150 million in tax credits last year
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Legislation and Policy Now here’s something that will make fiscal conservatives feel warm and fuzzy. U.S
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Chevy Volt sales drop to 1,462 in April, Nissan Leaf sales fall to 370 *UPDATE
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chevrolet , Nissan For anyone playing close attention to the month-to-month sales results from the two leading plug-in vehicles in the U.S., the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf , April had some depressing news.
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Nissan sells 1,000 Leafs in Norway during first six months
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Europe/EU Just think, if Americans took to the Nissan Leaf battery-electric vehicle as enthusiastically as the Norwegians, the Japanese automaker would’ve hit its first-year U.S. sales goal of 10,000 units… in about a month