Electric Cars

Inductive charging in production version will be based on regional availability

Infiniti is working on its own variant of the Nissan Leaf, and the company's product planner Andy Palmer says that the car will use inductive charging on a region-by-region basis. The Infiniti EV will have completely unique styling compare...

Car went to a buyer in Paris

Nissan is celebrating a sales milestone for the Leaf by selling its 10,000th model in Europe. The car went to Sylvie Lailler in Mantes-la-Jolie, near Paris. She says she plans on using the car in her work visiting elderly patients.  ...

It is already in operation in Germany, Austria and Benelux

BMW has partnered with five other companies, including Bosch, Daimler and Siemens, to launch Hubject GmbH, which will attempt to create a nationwide electric vehicle charging network in Europe. The company's slogan is “Charge wherev...

Owners get free transport for their to the Riviera

Nissan has made a deal with the French national railway company SNCF that allows owners of the Leaf to transport the car for free to the French Riviera on vacation. Owners just have to reserve a spot on the Auto-Train in Paris, and their car w...

Made to highlight upgrades to the Leaf

Nissan has built special Leaf with half of the body removed to reveal the over 100 changes it has made for the 2013 car. The latest car offers a range of 124 miles (199km) and can be pre-heated or pre-cooled from the owner’s smartphone. ...

The system will know the time of day and load on the grid

GM's OnStar has started a pilot program to balance the power stored from solar cells with energy from the electric grid. The system can look at the load electric grid and the power stored in the cell's batteries to know which source to use...

It is investing to make sure there is a large enough infrastructure for the i3

BMW has signed a five-year contract with Chargemaster, a UK company that specializes in EV charging, to create the necessary infrastructure for the BMW i3 electric car when it is released. Chargemaster will also help BMW market the i3. It is the l...

It offers strong welds and predictable quality

The Cadillac ELR takes the concept of the Chevrolet Volt and adds a dose of luxury and style. It will go on sale in early 2014 in North America, but Cadillac is already preparing pre-production examples. Cadillac is introducing ultrasonic welding ...

They include the Zoe, Kangoo and Twizy

Renault has made a deal with Château de Versailles to exclusively use its electric vehicles. The deal comes on the 400th anniversary of the birth of André Le Nôtre who created the palace’s 43km gardens. The gardeners a...

The only other automaker doing this is Tesla

Nissan has become the second automaker to sell green car credits in California; the first was Tesla. California requires automakers to sell zero emissions vehicles within the state based on their share of the US market, but those that do not s...