Jan 8, 2014
The fast-growing market for electric vehicles (EVs) â including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery electric vehicles â has become a small but important part of the global automotive industry. Governments worldwide are keen to see increasing penetrations of EVs due to the environmental, economic, and energy ... Continue reading
EB Partners With Canadian University On Urban Vehicle Project
Jan 8, 2014
Elektrobit (EB) has partnered with the Universite de Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada, to help develop a new urban electric vehicle with autonomous driving technology. ... Continue reading
Yearly Plug-In Vehicles Sales Jump 83 Percent over 2012
Jan 8, 2014
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today released the 2013 year-end sales data for the electric drive industry, including numbers for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, extended range and battery electric vehicle sales. Hybrid sales ended the year at 495,530, a 14 percent increase over the 2012 total number. Mea ... Continue reading
"Toyota Car Of The Future" On Sale Next Year; Opens 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Jan 7, 2014
"We aren't trying to re-invent the wheel; just everything necessary to make them turn," said Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. Inc., at the opening of CES, the world's largest trade show. "Fuel cell electric vehicles will be in our future sooner than many pe ... Continue reading
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Review and Road Test By Larry Nutson
Jan 6, 2014
Honda accord hybrid 2014 s ... Continue reading
Special Drive: Volkswagen XL1 Concept by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
Jan 2, 2014
An example of Volkswagen's commitment By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Los Angeles, December 31, 2013 By concentrating on different forms of drive and flexible production, the Volkswagen Group will be able to anticipate future developments in sustainable mobility. The short test drive with the XL ... Continue reading
Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept Goes Off the Grid
Jan 2, 2014
Dearborn MI January 2, 2014; Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers â without depending on the electric grid for fuel. Instead of powering its battery from an electrical outlet ... Continue reading
Dec 31, 2013
Having only gone on sale in November, the BMW i3 is attracting even more attention as its awards haul continues to grow. BMW UK was awarded the gong for Innovation in Car and Van Manufacturing at the 2013 Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Awards 2013 for the design and productions of the BMW i3. Commended for achieving a ... Continue reading
California ISO Rolls Out Roadmap to Drive Benefits of EVs
Dec 30, 2013
In another series of efforts to foster a new, sustainable energy future and further the state's leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) released a blueprint for integrating electric vehicles (EVs) into the grid. ... Continue reading
BYD announces 18 meter All-Battery-Electric BRT Bus
Dec 24, 2013
]-During Mobility and Transport 2013 Conference held in Bogota this year, global bus manufacturer BYD announced the 2014 production of the worldâs first, long-range, 18 meter (60 foot), articulated all-battery-electric transit bus (video link of BYD prototype provided with release). Similar to other buses that BYD ... Continue reading
AVTA Awards Contract for Electric Buses
Dec 24, 2013
Today, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) announced the purchase of two 40-foot, battery-electric buses as part of its clean bus initiative. The buses have been funded through a generous grant arranged by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich to support an electric bus demonstration project in the ... Continue reading
Dec 19, 2013
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that the company has installed a Nissan EV DC Fast Charger at Simon Property Group's Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. As Northern California's premier open-air shopping a ... Continue reading
Washington Nissan LEAF Owner Celebrates 100,000 All-Electric Miles
Dec 17, 2013
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, state Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson and representatives from Nissan today joined Steve Marsh of Kent, Wash., to celebrate a unique milestone â 100,000 all-electric miles driven in his Nissan LEAF. ... Continue reading
LA-Area Transit Officials Tout Electric Bus Company BYD 'Breakthrough Technology'
Dec 16, 2013
Los Angeles area transit officials, in a national telephonic press conference, today praised BYD, a U.S. company owned by a parent company in China, for its electric bus technology, which they described as âclean, silent, and efficient.â âThe technology of this BYD bus system is truly break-through, espe ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
