BMW mini-E - Beginning of Next Gen Electric Cars?

June 4th, 2009 Toyota: hybrids best 'green' car for some timeTOYOTA, Japan — A Toyota executive overseeing research said Thursday a battery breakthrough is needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream, and hybrids will remain the best "green" car choice for some time. His comments came just hours after the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Toyota's Prius hybrid was the No.

October 29th, 2008 Audi recently revealed their slick A1 Sportback Hybrid at this year’s Paris Motor Show. It is based on the A1 project Quattro concept released last year in Tokyo.

September 15th, 2009 Daimler bets on efficiency, shows electric, hybridFRANKFURT — Daimler AG unveiled a number of new electric and hybrid cars Tuesday at the Frankfurt Auto Show, saying it plans to keep its focus on luxury and fuel efficiency. The Stuttgart-based company presented the Mercedes-Benz Vision S 500 plug-in hybrid, a spinoff of the only existing production hybrid from a German carmaker on the market, the S 400 Hybrid.

June 11th, 2009 GM cancels Malibu hybrid, works on new systemDETROIT — General Motors says it is working on the next generation of its gas-electric mild hybrid system that will be more efficient than the one it is canceling in the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura. Company spokesman Terry Rhadigan says cars equipped with the current system weren't selling and inventory is backing up on dealer lots.

April 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - General Motors, America's largest carmaker, plans to auction off about 100 of its classic cars and sell off Saab, in order to avoid bankruptcy. The Los Angeles Times reports that GM will auction about 100 antique and show cars to help it raise money and cut down on storage fees.

October 31st, 2008 Kenwood’s CORE-A55 Prodino Mini Digital Audio System is here to join the brigade of already launched many a mini audio systems in recent past. The ongoing trend is only gonna be better as this Kenwood product is really worth having and oozes quality.

February 5th, 2009 All innovations directed towards alternative and renewable energy fascinates me more because they serve two purposes in one. Petrol/Diesel Cars are not gone yet but cars like Aptera 2e, the all electric car, are here to make a difference.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at Purdue University have created a new system to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices. Indiana's 21st Century Research and Technology Fund provided funding to Purdue and Delphi Corp.

June 5th, 2009 Mitsubishi unveils $47,000 electric carTOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s electric vehicle is twice as expensive as popular hybrid cars by rivals Toyota and Honda, but Japan's No. 4 automaker said Friday the i-MiEV will help it survive increasingly intense global competition.

August 12th, 2009 Hybrid and electric power systems at a glanceHybrids like Toyota's Prius and plug-in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt run on systems other than purely gas-fired engines. The systems, or powertrains, that drive the so-called greener cars use electricity generated by batteries and electric motors to either supplement or largely take the place of internal-combustion engines.

July 14th, 2009 Added interest in Tesla as UAE firm buys stakeNEW YORK — With a $109,000-plus sports car as its only vehicle on the market, Tesla Motors would appear to a niche player on the auto scene. Yet parties including the U.S.

August 6th, 2009 Toyota Prius top-selling car in Japan for 3 monthsTOKYO — Toyota's hugely popular Prius hybrid ranked as Japan's top-selling car in July, clinching the spot for the third consecutive month as tax breaks boosted sales of green vehicles, an auto industry group said Thursday. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Toyota Motor Corp., the world's No.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists led by an Indian-American has found out a new way of cooling microchips in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices by understanding how the fluid overheats in tiny microchannels. The new type of cooling system, devised by a Purdue University team, will be used to prevent overheating of devices called insulated gate bipolar transistors -- high-power switching transistors used in hybrid and electric vehicles.

June 22nd, 2009 The 2010 Honda Hybrid features an Integrated Motor Assist System with an efficient 1.3 liter four cylinder gasoline engine of 88 horsepower delivering 88 pound-feet of torque and a electric motor that produces another 13 horsepower and 58 pound feet of torque. It also features a Continuously Variable Transmission so that you don't need to worry about changing the gears.

August 11th, 2009 GM says Volt to get 230 miles per gallon in cityDETROIT — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius.