Archive for May, 2008

Nissan Expects To Release An Electric Car By 2010

Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in News | 27 Comments »

Nissan is planning to sell electric cars in the United Stated and Japan by 2010. Nissan is also expecting to sell a broad range of electric vehicles by 2012. ... Read more..

2009 Toyota Prius Expected To Get 94 MPG

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in News | 16 Comments »

The 2009 Prius which will debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto show is expected to get 94 mpg according to U.S. News. The new Prius will receive a 1.8L engine ... Read more..

Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid On Track For Q4 2009

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »

Fisker Automotive is currently testing its Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan by rolling out 5 prototypes in Southern California. This is great news as it looks like this car ... Read more..

What Can Brown Do For You? Go Green

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »

UPS recently placed an order for 200 hybrid vehicles and another 300 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles. UPS has the largest private fleet of alternative fuel vehicles and with this ... Read more..

Toyota Plans Plug-In Hybrid before 2010 & New 2009 Lexus Hybrid Confirmed Again

Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

Toyota announced Monday that they are pushing their engineers to develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle using lithium-ion batteries before 2010. It appears they are looking to beat GM to ... Read more..

Toyota Increasing MSRP on Prius by 1.8%

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

Later this month Toyota will be increasing the price of the Prius by 1.8%, which will change the MSRP to $21,500, an increase of $400. The increase is attributed ... Read more..

E85 Biofuel Myth or Magic? You Decide

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Info | 10 Comments »

E85 has been classified as an alternate fuel by the US Department of Energy to be used in your Flex Fuel Vehicle. Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV) can run on normal ... Read more..

British Airways Goes With A Honda Civic Hybrid Fleet

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »

Honda has reached an agreement with British Airways to supply over 100 new Civic Hybrids to their fleet. To date, this is one of the largest hybrid fleet contracts ... Read more..