Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Nissan After the devastating earthquake in Japan earlier this year, what was at the top of Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn’s list of things to do? Make sure production of the all-electric Leaf got back on track. This important point was revealed in an article in the New York Times about Ghosn’s [...]
Filed under: Hybrid, Audi Audi may claim that it’s “not against hybrids,” but it’s certainly not hugely in favor of them, either. Any potential buyer of a hybrid version of the A6 or the A8, for example, had better get ready to wait a bit, because Audi wants to “minimize lineup complexity.” So much for [...]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Legislation and Policy The Chevy Volt may be able to travel about 40 miles without emitting a gram of CO2, but the car isn’t clean enough to qualify for High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane access in California. Make that wasn’t clean enough. Today, GM announced that California dealers are now [...]
With alternative powertrains staking a larger claim in the mainstream, it’s simply a matter of time before automakers begin adapting the technology for performance applications. The in-house tuning division of Mercedes-Benz won’t be left behind, and we’ll see the first all-electric AMG product by the end of next year. Mercedes will begin taking orders for [...]
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA In advance of eagerly awaited details regarding proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, Consumer Reports has released results of a new survey, and – no surprise here – 93 percent of respondents “support increased fuel efficiency.” Further revelations include 77 percent in favor of car manufacturers producing more [...]
