We've gotten excited about Fisker's Karma electric car before--it's dashingly attractive for an eco-friendly vehicle. But Fisker will only make a big dent in carbon emissions if it makes a family car. Which it will now do in ...READ»
Remember the Fisker/Kleiner Perkins plug-in hybrid mystery car we looked at last week? It turns out that the car, tentatively called "Project NINA", is being funded bigtime by the US Department of Energy, which offered $528 million ...READ»
Sci-fi film makers have for years had to solve a tricky problem: How should electric cars sound? Nissan's facing a similar problem for its real e-car, and turned back to Sci-fi--its Leaf EV will sound like those in Blade Runner.
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GM's bankruptcy will obviously have an impact on the release of its prized electric vehicle (EV), the Chevy Volt, but what exactly will that impact be? As of right now, no one is sure.
In an interview with The Washington ...READ»
Electric vehicles are about to explode in popularity, with car companies as diverse as Ford, Tesla, Fisker, and Toyota working on bringing new models to market in the next few years. But with the growth of these vehicles comes a ...READ»
Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedans, sports cars, and SUVs are fine for everyday consumer use, but what about businesses that require larger vans (i.e. the U.S. Post Office)? Bright Automotive's new "light-use truck" ...READ»
The Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV) is the all-electric Tesla Model S' biggest competitor. After raising $85 million in funding for the car's development from Eco Drive Partners LLC and venture capital company ...READ»
The electric car industry got a major boost yesterday when President Barack Obama visited the Southern California Edison electric car plant in Pomona, CA and announced $2.4 billion in funding for next generation electric vehicles, ...READ»