This list we link to below is based on the requirements set forth in the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (commonly known as the “Cash for Clunkers Act”) that was enacted on June 24, 2009, as well as the published regulations issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) on [...]

GM announced earlier this month that they were working on an arrangement with eBay. While details were scare then, it’s now come to light that yes, they may also be selling the Chevy Volt on eBay. This makes for the distinct possibility that an auction may see the first few Volt’s sold at significantly higher [...]

The first annual TTXGP electric motorcycle race recently went down in the Isle of Man last month. Agni Motors ended up riding away with the first place prize. The above four-minute video of the TTXGP is just a teaser for now. A Blu-ray and HD DVD of the entire race along with interviews, is slated [...]

I don’t think there’s anyway for us to be objective when it comes to the new ParaJet SkyCar. It’s simply way too cool. A couple things have changed since last time we reported on it. The design has evolved a great deal, Parajet International Ltd. is now offering prospective purchasers a chance to throw a [...]

The United States Postal Service has around 220,000 vehicles in its fleet, of which 43,000 are alternative fuel vehicles. The new set of energy efficient vehicles will be introduced as part of the Post Office’s plan to reduce petroleum use by 20% over the next five years. They recently announced a major green step to [...]

According to Nissan North America’s Director of Government Affairs, Tracy Woodard, and spokesman Fred Standish, electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries production will begin in their automotive factory in Smyrna, Tennessee in 2012, supported by a U.S. Department of Energy loan of about $1 billion. The overall investment is estimated at $516.4 million and may rise [...]

Fisker planned to start production of the plug-in hybrid luxury vehicle, the Karma, sometime this year, but didn’t have a set delivery time. That has changed now that they’ve set a schedule to begin production at the end of the year and start delivering the cars in May or June 2010. Hoping to be competition [...]

We received some very impassioned comments back in May when the Obama Administrations cut hydrogen fuel cell funding for research and development. Several readers felt that a huge opportunity for a long-term eco-friendly vehicle solution had been missed. Well, those same readers will be pleased to know that Senator Byron Dorgan (D) and the Senate [...]

Japan Post has started converting their fleet to electric vehicles. The first EVs will begin their routes as of the end of this month. Japan Post has started five-year leases on 20 Mitsubishi iMiEVs and 20 Subaru Stellas for the Kanagawa Prefecture where charging stations are already in place. As more areas become EV-ready, the [...]

An interesting combination of the economic recession in the United States and a perfect storm of contributing factors in Japan has resulted in Japan buying more hybrid vehicles in June than the U.S. America’s population is more than double that of Japan’s and their GDP is almost five times, yet, in the month of June [...]