Car MPG Comparison: Hybrid, EV and Plug-in
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: December 6, 2010Filed under: Autos
Car technology has changed so much over the years, and as a result fuel-efficiency has improved dramatically. The reason for this is a combination of things, but none more so than with what drives the car. Today we have a number of choices that offer more MPG than standard gasoline…
Car of the Year for 2011: Nissan Leaf EV
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 29, 2010Filed under: Autos
I bet Toyota is feeling a little stupid right now after their comments that electric vehicles are a niche, and that they will keep backing Hybrid? I say this because the Nissan Leaf has just been named ‘European ‘Car of the Year’ for 2011’, but is this deserved? We are…
Nissan Leaf EV: Preparing for Customer Complaints
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 12, 2010Filed under: Autos
Nissan has seen what happens when an issue with a vehicle is left to get worse without any help from the automaker – something that Toyota owners will know all about. Nissan has a solution to stop glitches getting out of control with their Leaf EV by introducing a rapid-reaction…
2011 Electric Cars And Future Hybrid Concepts
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 10, 2010Filed under: Autos
We recently discussed what the top 2011 electric cars will be, such as the Nissan Leaf, the Coda, Ford Focus eV and many more. However, we have to remember that this technology is still evolving, and so the future EV and Hybrid concepts will offer so much more in the…
2011 Electric Cars: Top 8 Models
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 10, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
Over the past few years there has been a huge amount of media attention over hybrid vehicles, and although they have come a long way in the short amount of years they have been on the market – they have not taken off as much as we all had hoped….
Nissan Leaf Successors: Three New EVs, Infiniti Is One
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 4, 2010Filed under: Autos
With deliveries of the Nissan Leaf to start in December, it comes as a surprise that the third largest Japanese automaker has announced three new successors to their EV range. They will be launched over the next four years, with one of being called the Infiniti.
Chevy Volt ULEV Not SULEV: Prius and Insight Greener
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 29, 2010Filed under: Autos
Things do not seem to be going General Motors way with their Chevy Volt, which all started when it looked as though the vehicle was a hybrid after all. We now have news that the new Chevrolet is not as green as GM had first hoped, with the likes of…
Audi A2 EV: Beats Nissan Leaf by 250 miles
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 27, 2010Filed under: Autos
The Nissan Leaf is said to have a range of over 100 miles, but there is another electric vehicle that puts this to shame, the Audi A2 EV. The German equivalent has just beaten the record for the most miles covered by an EV car on just one charge.
