GM will announce all-electric Spark city car for U.S. today

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM

Looks like there was a good reason General Motors dropped the “More car than electric” tagline for the Chevy Volt. That anti-EV phrase was always short-sighted, and the reason why could be on display later this morning in Detroit. Reports out now say that GM will announce a new U.S.-bound electric [...]

First Nissan Leaf delivery happening on Facebook today, but are there major delays nationwide?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan
The first Nissan Leaf destined for a customer’s driveway will be delivered today in California. If you can’t be there, you can participate digitally by tuning in to the Nissan Leaf page on Facebook at 1:30 p.m. PST (4:30 EST) today and watch the press conference live from San Francisco. Twitter fans [...]

Editorial: GM’s Chevy Volt advertising might work today, but it’s incredibly shortsighted

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily

What does General Motors have against electric cars? The brand new “Anthem” TV spot for the Chevrolet Volt that debuts during the World Series tonight (watch it here) contains the line, “This is America, man. Home of the highway, last-minute detours and spontaneous acts of freedom” [...]

80-day, ’round-the-world electric car Zero Race takes off in Geneva today

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Green Daily, Racing

Can your electric car go 250 kilometers (155 miles) a day at a speed of 80 kilometers an hour (50 miles an hour)? Can it do that 80 days in a row all around the world?
This, pretty much, is the challenge of the Zero Race, which starts [...]

Report: Traditional, new automakers met at White House today for plug-in hybrid talk

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Tesla Motors, Legislation and Policy, USA, Fisker

What do the Detroit automakers, Tesla Motors, Fisker Automotive and Honda have in common? Today, someone from each of these companies met with representatives from the Obama administration at the White House. On the table was a discussion of electric vehicles [...]