Tag Archives: Electric Cars

GMC bare necessities green concept truck

GMC bare necessities green concept truck

General Motors says that they have learned a lot since the Chevrolet Volt electric concept was introduced a few years back. Paramount among these new revelations is that not all green vehicles are created... 

Saturn Vue becomes Buick plug-in hybrid crossover

Saturn Vue becomes Buick plug-in hybrid crossover

The mid-size Vue crossover will become a Buick in 2011, and a plug-in hybrid will be part of the program. The Two-mode hybrid system that was originally scheduled to launch in the Vue last November will... 

Kumho tire company creates Fortis SUV

Kumho tire company creates Fortis SUV

Kumho claims to be a tire manufacturer with a conscience. It produces millions of tires for today’s SUVs, but is acutely aware that such vehicles will have to change dramatically if they are to... 

Velozzi SOLO crossover plug-in hybrid announced

Velozzi SOLO crossover plug-in hybrid announced

A new company called Velozzi has released the first image of its future “green” crossover model. Dubbed the SOLO, it is designed to be “the most environmentally efficient, lightweight,... 

Report says kill SUVs to empower the poor

Report says kill SUVs to empower the poor

According to the World Bank’s as-of-yet unreleased World Development Report 2009, there are between 25 million to 40 million gas-guzzling SUVs in the United States currently. The report claims that... 

Hummer H3 electric vehicle by Raser

Hummer H3 electric vehicle by Raser

Raser Technologies, an American firm working on EVs, unveiled a 100+ mpg Hummer H3 powered by Raser’s plug-in hybrid E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) at the 2009 SAE International World Congress... 

Electric cars to get battery-swapping stations

Electric cars to get battery-swapping stations

California-based company Better Place held its first public demonstration of their newly-developed technology that can automatically swap the batteries of an electric car in less time than it takes to...