Morgan Plus E is all aluminum and fully electric

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Technology, Electric, Luxury

Morgan isn’t typically one to embrace change. The company is still proudly building a V-Twin three-wheeler and sawing components from trees, but the Morgan Plus E on display at the Geneva Motor Show is a clear step into the blinding light of the [...]

Mitsubishi ships first East Coast-bound i electric vehicles

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi earlier this week shipped its first i electric vehicles to the U.S. East Coast with a delivery of the cars making it to Baltimore. Mitsubishi also reported February sales of 44 i vehicles, up from 36 in January.
The Baltimore-area EVs will be used by regional dealers as demonstration vehicles in advance [...]

Infiniti Emerg-E electric supercar looks sex-E in official pics

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti, Design/Style, Electric

Been wondering what the Infiniti Emerg-E is gonna look like when it takes center stage in Geneva next month? Wonder no more, as the first official photos of the mid-engined, range-extended electric supercar have hit the web.
The pics show a pretty and curvaceous [...]

Tesla bricking update: can other electric vehicles suffer the same fate? Unlikely

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Tesla Motors, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Remember all the way back to Monday, when “bricking” your pricey electronic gadget simply meant you needed to get a new iPhone to try and jailbreak? The electric vehicle world is still dissecting the charges that surfaced yesterday that a Tesla Roadster could be bricked – i.e., made [...]

Hiriko folding electric car headed for production

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Etc., Europe, Technology, Design/Style, Electric

One very unusual electric car has debuted in Brussels. The Hiriko EV uses a hub-mounted electric motor at each wheel, though that’s not the most interesting aspect of the vehicle. According to The Telegraph, the Hiriko uses an interesting rear suspension design that allows the vehicle [...]

Three federal electric vehicle incentives expiring at end of 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USA

2011 may have been the first full year that multiple mainstream plug-in vehicles were available in the U.S., but it will also be remembered – most likely – as the year when the U.S. federal government was offering the most money to plug-in vehicle buyers (based on the number [...]

Ford Focus Electric gets butterflies when it thinks about going further on a charge

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford

To coincide with the announcement Ford made yesterday about the Focus Electric getting an estimated 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), the automaker invited a group of journalists to the Michigan Assembly Plant where it will build the EV alongside the gas-powered Focus and other vehicles. In fact, the MAP has already [...]

Nissan thinking of fourth electric vehicle model; what would you choose?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan

Despite three months of downward-trending Leaf sales, Nissan is still bullish on rolling out more electric vehicles. We know that Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has said he wants to bring at least three and more likely four Nissan EVs to market in the U.S. in the next few years. Automotive News has [...]

Dartz headed to Monaco with Jo-Mojo electric roadster concept [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Videos, Misc. Auto Shows, Electric, MISC

Think of the name Dartz and, if you’re up on your whale foreskin-upholstered SUVs, you’ll invariably arrive at the Prombron. But while glad to furnish Eastern European mobsters with the machine that makes the Hummer look like a beauty queen, Dartz is keen to break [...]

Honda RC-E electric superbike looks like fun [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Motorcycle, Electric

Honda is putting the motor in the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show with the company’s RC-E electric sportsbike concept. Details are scarce on the vehicle at the moment, but its clear the designers at Honda envisioned the machine as a dual-purpose track heathen and commuter. Tiny LED headlights [...]

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