Filed under: Hybrid , MPG , Buick , Chevrolet , GM , Green Daily , China 2011 Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image gallery If you recall, China recently introduced a $442 (U.S. at the current exchange rate) subsidy for fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered vehicles . While China’s introduction of … Read More

Filed under: EV/Plug-in How many hurdles are there on the road to the electrification of the vehicle? Technically, a lot of the problems are on the way to being solved. Costwise, there’s still a ways to go. As for public acceptance, well, this might be the tallest hurdle of them … Read More

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily GE WattStation - Click above for high-res image gallery Last week, GE unveiled the WattStation , the company’s new smart-grid-connected Level 2 charger that gets its unique look from industrial designer Yves Behar. Though the WattStation is impressive to gaze upon, we’re much more … Read More

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan Carmakers don’t typically ask prospective customers how long the warranty should be on their new car. That decision is usually made based on how much the manufacturer thinks longer warranty coverage will cost and what its competitors might be doing. However, as we enter the … Read More

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Tesla Motors Toyota RAV4 - Click above for high-res image gallery Until this week, the RAV4 EVs of the world were kept alive thanks mostly to the work of the people in Plug In America, some of whom are still driving the all-electric SUVs … Read More

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , BMW , Specialty , Diesel , Off-Road 2010 Local Motors Rally Fighter - Click above to see video after the jump Local Motors hasn’t generated a whole lot of publicity since it debuted its crowd-sourced Rally Fighter off-road coupe at last year’s … Read More

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Government/Legal , Marketing/Advertising , Nissan , Porsche , UK Why is everybody picking on Porsche these days? Last month, the marketing team at Mini had quite a bit of fun at the expense of the German sports car maker, daring the storied automaker to … Read More

Filed under: Hybrid , Chevrolet 2010 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery For every engineering stroke of genius out there, there are a million duds - projects that someone slaved over in good faith, only to realize that someone else had already come to market with … Read More

Filed under: Hybrid , Truck , Chevrolet , GM , Reviews 2010 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery For every engineering stroke of genius out there, there are a million duds - projects that someone slaved over in good faith, only to realize that someone else … Read More

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chevrolet , Green Daily Chevy Volt regional advertising video - Click above to watch video after the jump While there has been a significant amount of advertising chatter from the Nissan camp regarding the upcoming Leaf electric vehicle, Chevrolet has remained relatively quiet about … Read More