Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced they’re teaming up to develop an inexpensive electric minicar. According to Nikkei, it will go into production before the end of March 2017. The news answers the question of what will happen to the aging Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car, first introduced in Japan back in 2008. The i-MiEV itself was […]
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Eight Generation Passat To Have Plug-in Option
11/07/2014 by
Volkswagen’s eighth-generation Passat, unveiled this week at the Volkswagen Design Centre in Potsdam, offers 10 different powertrain options, including a PHEV(Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle) version. All versions are equipped with a stop-start system and a regenerative braking mode. The brand-new plug-in Passat features a 115 kW (154 hp) TSI gasoline engine and an 80 kW electric […]
Volvo Announce All New XC90 Plug-In-Hybrid
09/07/2014 by
Volvo has just announced that its all-new XC90 will become the “world’s most powerful and cleanest SUV” when it launches later this year. That title won’t be held for long, as the Tesla Model X will be launching in 2015. Volvo Cars’ all-new XC90 will be the world’s most powerful and cleanest SUV • All-wheel drive, seven […]
Search for Innovative Communal Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions
08/07/2014 by
SEAI, Enterprise Ireland and ESB launch Ireland’s first Small Business Innovation Research competition with up to €200,000 to develop prototype demonstration 30th June 2014- The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in co-operation with Enterprise Ireland and ESB have launched Ireland’s first Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition. The competition’s first target is smart solutions […]
Toyota Begin Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production
18/06/2014 by
Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go into production ahead of schedule, with production planned for mid-December 2014. Sales will also begin “by the end of the year” reports the Japan Times ahead of Toyota’s original on-sale date some time in 2015, when and if it reaches these shores is not known. No reason has […]