This is the Elektrus, an electric car by the small German company PG. As it’s the case with German shed-built cars — while it excels at engineering — it is incredibly ugly. Read More… It might be ugly, but it’s clever. For starters, it is based on the Lots Elise, just like the infamous Tesla [...]

Along with the new generation Fusion, Ford also unveiled its green Hybrid and Energi versions. Read More… If anything, they are far most excited about these variants than the Fusion itself. Ford says the Hybrid and the plug-in Hybrid Fusion will raise the bar MPG-wise in this segment, and they will actually do what they [...]

Fisker Karma, the most sophisticated and luxurious EV around, has been recalled over fire hazard. Read More… According to NHTSA investigations, there’s some defects in the Karma’s high-voltage battery system. Apparently some of the hose clamps are positioned incorrectly. These loose clamps may result in coolant leak. It then can start a fire if it [...]

Kia launches Korea’s first electric vehicle with the new Ray EV. In its first phase of production in 2012, 2,500 units of Ray EV will be be provided to government agencies for test and evaluation. Read More… Kia Ray EV will be built in the same produciton line as the petrol version, because apart from [...]

Looks like Fisker hikes the prices on the Karma by seven grand each year. In December 2010 we had the first hike, and now comes the second. Read More… The luxury electric car started out with an $87,900 price tag for the base Eco Standard model, which in 2010 went up to $95,900. Back then [...]

Unveiling the new Fit electric vehicle at L.A. Autoshow Honda announced plans to begin leasing this battery-powered car in America in summer 2012. Read More… The 2013 Honda Fit EV, known as Jazz in Europe, will have a range of 123 miles in urban environment. It is powered by a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery and [...]

You might remember back in October America’s EPA tested Fisker Karma and said it has an electric range of only 32 miles. That made Fisker very angry. Read More… They were adamant the Karma can do much better and that EPA tests are rubbish. Now they have a TUV certificate in the bag to support [...]

Fisker is now ready to kick the sales of the Karma into high gear as the car gets EPA certified. Read More… According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fisker Karma is rated at 52 mpge, and its electric-only range is 32 miles. These are not as impressive as the figures Fisker had claimed [...]

The first ever Fisker Karma sold in Britain fetched £140,000 (€159,770 / $220,680 US dollars) in a charity auction. Read More… All of the proceeds from the sale will go towards funding the various programs run by Pratham UK in programs such as ‘Read India’, an initiative that aims to improve the reading and basic [...]

Gordon Murray is taking break from designing stupid city cars, developing a new electric sportscar. Read More… The creator of the legendary McLaren F1 hyper car has been commissioned by Toray to design, tool and build a fully functioning prototype showcasing their advanced automotive materials. The car, called the Teewave AR1, is a 2-seater sports [...]

The first open access hydrogen vehicle refueling station in the UK launched at Honda’s plant in Swindon. Read More… The station is available for to anyone developing or using hydrogen-powered vehicles. It can fill vehicles at both 350 bar and 700 bar, the two standard filling pressures adopted by the world’s major vehicle manufacturers. The [...]

Rimac finally revealed their new electric supercar in full, as the car goes on display at IAA. The Rimac Concept One is like the Koenigsegg of electric cars. Read More… No, seriously, it is! For starters, it looks awesome. Not as outlandish as you might expect from a full-on supercar, but it’s definitely got a [...]

Among the most important debuts today at IAA was this, Fisker Surf Concept, the shooting brake version of Fisker Karma. Read More… There is nothing to say the Surf’s design, since it’s the same as Karma, apart form the rear compartment. Henrik Fisker believes this is the most elegant station wagon ever created, but that’s [...]

If you are one of those who reveled in demise of the original Beetle, we have bad news for you! An American company called iCon is about to bring it back, but this time as an electric car. Read More… Whether you hate or love the Beetle, there is no doubt that it is an [...]

Rumors about an all-new Fisker model for this year’s IAA turn out to be true, as the company releases the first teaser shot for the car, called the Surf. Read More… Based on the picture the car appears to be a hatchback, or a shooting brake. Whatever it is, Fisker promises it will ‘wow’ global [...]