The 2012 Ford Focus Electric was revealed on Ford’s website this week, complete with its price. The Focus will start at $39,200 before state and federal incentives, with an extra $795 for destination charges. Of course, once you factor in the federal tax credit of $7,500 the cost will drop to $32,495. The new electric [...]

General Motors is about to make Ev history, as it becomes the first US car manufacturer to build its own electric motors. Production is set to start late next year in White Marsh, Md. GM has released details of the first motor to be built there, and its the 85 kW permanent magnet motor – [...]

Here’s yet another reason to go electric – the forthcoming Tesla Model S is not only environmentally friendly and cheaper to operate than its gas powered compatriots, but it’s also accelerating in a class of cars like the Chevy Corvette, Audio R8 and the Porsche 911 which it recently proved faster than by two tenths [...]

GM just issued a press release announcing that it’s joining the all-electric club with the introduction of the Chevy Spark EV city car. The Spark, similar to the Beat which was recently shown in India, will be sold in select U.S. cities in two years. The Spark will be quite small and likely have a [...]

This week, Evolve Motorcycles will unveil their two-wheeled 100% electric vehicles. Evolve was founded by Benjamin Plum, Mazdack Rassi and Lex Kendall who created Evolve to meet a need for better urban transportation. The launch will feature three models: Titanium, Neon and Helium as well as a preview of two of their upcoming designs. The [...]

350Green, which is an American company that creates EV charging networks, is purchasing and installing more than 400 Coulomb Technologies charging units across the United States. Why do they call themselves 350green? 350 is the number that researcerhs say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide–measured in Parts Per Million in our atmosphere. The [...]

There still isn’t much in the way of options for entry level electric car buyers out there. There’s the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt and of the two it seems to be Nissan that’s stolen the hearts of electric car buyers. August numbers are in and the Nissan Leaf sold 1,362 while the Chevy [...]

Volkswagen is committing enormous resources (read $1.4 billion USD) over the next two years to investing in renewable energy harvesting, particularly in off shore wind farms. Volkswagen is reportedly still looking for a partner in the venture as they seek to invest in “ecological power generation.” They hope to find that partner by the end [...]

A couple people driving in the hills of Paolo Alto California spotted a Tesla Model S being test driven. The Model S is being put through its paces and chased and recorded by someone in what might be a BMW M3. The Model S shows off its ability to accelerate quickly and handle corners nicely. [...]

Electric cars will start being much more prevalent next year with the release of several models including the Toyota RAV4 EV. The electric RAV4 makes for many an eco-friendly driver’s ideal vehicle with its Tesla designed electric drivetrain, 100-mile range and all in the popular package of a RAV4. Sadly, however, the 2012 release of [...]