Ford has announced that it will join General Motors in unveiling fuel cell vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Ford entry will be a fuel cell powered Explorer, which can travel 350 miles on a single fill-up, more than any fuel cell vehicle on the road. The hydrogen fuel cell powered Explorer features electric […]

Silicon Valley-based automaker Tesla Motors plans to add a four-door sedan that will be targeted at the BMW 5-Series, according to Pistonheads. The new sedan will be entirely electric, with front mounted motor and batteries, and rear-wheel drive, said Tesla VP Mike Harrigan.
It is unlikely that sedan will be based on a Lotus platform like […]

General Motors is planning to unveil a prototype for plug-in hybrid at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, according to the Los Angeles Times. According to a source within the GM’s technology division, the prototype initially runs on power provided by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, and switches to electricity provided by the engine when the battery is […]

Mitsubishi has announced that it is planning to sell a small electric car in the U.S. and Japan in the near future. President Osamu Masuko said the car will be powered by lithium-ion batteries. Mitsubishi could also produce a hybrid version of the car.
“From an environmental standpoint, we believe the electric car is the way […]

Automaker Tesla Motors had sold the entire initial production run of 100 Signature models of its all-electric sports car, according to company officials. The $100,000 deposits for the Tesla Roadster guarantee that the buyers will get the cars, which retail at a price of between $80,000 and $120,000.
We aren’t surprised that Tesla has sold their […]

Electric cars, especially performance versions, are all the rage. A Japanese TV Show decided to set up a 0-100 mph race in a drag strip. The contenders? A Porsche 911 Turbo and an alien-looking, eight-wheel, electric-powered Eliica — short for Electric Lithium Ion battery car.
We aren’t going to give away the result, so watch the […]

A team of designers from Group Lotus have played key roles in the development of the Tesla Roadster. Now the sports-car manufacturer has signed an agreement to build the all-electric Tesla Roadster, according to newpaper reports. Under the terms of the agreement Group Lotus will assemble the electric performance car at Lotus’ plant in Hethel.
The […]

PML, a British engineering firm, has built a high-performance hybrid version of BMW’s Mini Cooper. The company put together the vehicle as a demonstration of in-wheel electric drive systems. The PML MINI QED uses four in-wheel electric motors, producing 160 bhp each for a total of 640 all-electric bhp. It has a top speed of […]

Last night, Tesla Motors unveiled their take on the electric car, the Tesla Roadster, an electric car that is designed to compete with high-end sports cars. The electric-powered Tesla Roadster boasts a top speed of more than 130 mph, a range of 250 miles on a single charge, and can accelerate from 0-60 mph in […]

Independent Silicon Valley-based automaker Tesla is unveiling the Tesla Roadster — an electric car capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in just four seconds, while offering equivalent mileage of 135 mpg, a 250 mile range and top speed of 130 mph. Martin Eberhard’s he high-performance electric roadster has enough performance to match a Ferrari F430 […]