This has been a somewhat tumultuous week for nascent electric vehicle manufacturer Aptera. The Vista, California, based purveyor-to-be of the three-wheeled Aptera 2e announced some significant changes, not the least was that supplemental funding issues had caused the scheduled rollout of its first production...
Although Nissan execs say the official corporate position regarding ownership of the advanced lithium-ion manganese battery modules that will power the upcoming LEAF EV remains in work in process, Chairman Carlos Ghosn has apparently made up his own mind. We spoke with him about clarifying that issue...
Encouraged by the success of the inaugural "zero carbon, clean emission" race for electric motorcycles held earlier this year on Britain's famed 37.7-mile Isle of Man open-road circuit, Time Trial Extreme Grand Prix (TTxP) and Infineon Raceway have teamed to bring a similar competition...
Although the accompanying press release was palpably light on specifics, Nissan has released this concept sketch of a future all-electric variation of its new conventionally-powered NV200 commercial van that just went on sale in various world markets and will be heading to the U.S. next year. Unlike...
This week, President Obama signed a bill that makes fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicles eligible for supplemental development assistance through loans from the Department of Energy (DOE). Prior to its passage, only manufacturers of four-wheeled vehicles qualified for consideration to get a chunk of...
A Tesla Roadster competing in this week's annual running of the Australian Global Green Challenge event has established what appears to be the official new record distance record for an electric production vehicle. Driven by owner Simon Hackett and Emilis Prelgauskas, it traveled 510 kilometers ...
General Motors has launched a contest to help determine what it will call the "signature" exterior color of the new Chevrolet Volt when the car goes on sale late next year. GM describes the paint -- which will be exclusive to the Volt -- as "silver with an emerald hue," and is asking...
Nissan Motors and the Sumitomo Corporation have joined forces to undertake a feasibility study for an innovative and forward-thinking business venture aimed at capitalizing on tomorrow's potential market in used battery packs from electric vehicles. This "4R" plan -- for Reuse, Resell,...
While Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery chemistry has become the emerging favorite among automakers, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany are making a case for an alternative in the form of a new strain of enhanced-capacity redox flow batteries they are...
Ford has named Nancy Gioia to the newly created post of director of Global Electrification. Formerly Ford's director of Sustainable Mobility Technology and Hybrid Vehicle Programs, North America, Gioia will lead strategy and planning for the next generation of Ford's global electric vehicle portfolio...