Next time your stop in at a Best Buy to pick up some batteries, a new video game or a new computer monitor, you might want to check out their new electric motorcycle section. Yep, that’s correct, Best Buy invested a large amount of money in Brammo Motorsports is not only an investor but a [...]

It is currently all the rage to claim that your company is greener than the Jolly Green Giant in a clover patch seething with jealousy. While some companies are sincere in this, others are just painting a green marketing sheen over their products. French car manufacturer Renault is the latest to throw there hat into [...]

Axeon, the largest supplier of lithium-ion batteries throughout Europe, has just announced the development of a lithium-ion battery that nearly doubled the range of its test electric vehicles. The Deparment of Transport funded a two year test program that saw the new Axeon batteries power a 2.5 ton delivery truck and increase its range from [...]

One of the oft-cited drawbacks of electric cars is the limited range due to how long it takes to charge a lithium-ion battery. With charge times being as high as four hours, road trips become out of the question in less you pull over and sleep every 150 miles or so. Awesome Mobility comes to [...]

Arizona became one of the states following California’s lead on enforcing cleaner cars when governor Janet Napolitano (D) ordered that the state adopt stricter rules for automobile fuel efficiency standards to 44 mpg by 2016. Napolitano has since been appointed as Secretary of Homeland Security by President Barrack Obama. Napolitano’s replacement, Jan Brewer (R) is [...]

China’s biggest auto maker, Chery,  has released a new plug-in hybrid car that will run for up to 94 miles (150 km) on a single charge. The S18, with a top speed of 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph), can be fully charged at a home electrical outlet within four to six hours and is [...]

Well, it’s about time. The Boston Globe is reporting that owners of gas guzzling vehicles in Massachusetts may soon be required to pay more for registration. In what has been dubbed the “Hummer Tax,” MA Governor Deval Patrick  also has plans to offer discounts for those who are more environmentally friendly. Patrick said today that [...]

Today, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in front of San Francisco City Hall, to push his plans to make the Bay Area the electric vehicle Capital of the U.S. Last November, a nine-step plan was rolled out for transforming the Bay Area into the EV capital of [...]

Volkswagen’s upcoming new line of small electric cars will see their electric drive trains developed in concert with Japan’s Toshiba Corporation. According to Volkswagen, their goal is to produce the first affordable electric car. They admit that while there is a still a lot of research and development required in order for them to be [...]

When it comes to building an electric or hybrid vehicle with a decent range, the efficiency of all of the vehicle’s electrical systems count. The upcoming Chevy Volt has apparently taken that into account with systems being reduced in size, weight and energy consumption. The Chevy Volt’s sounds system, in particular, is doing its part [...]