Search Results for 'Electric'

Ford to use all-electric car as NASCAR pace car

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Ford Motor Company will become the first manufacturer in NASCAR history to supply an all-electric car as the pace car. The new Focus Electric will lead the field at the April 28 Sprint Cup Series race at Richm [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

FEATURE-Electric car revolution faces increasing headwinds

DETROIT, March 21 (Reuters) - Scott Kluth has a love-hate relationship with his new Fisker Karma luxury electric sedan. The 34-year-old car lover bought the plug-in hybrid electric Karma in December for $107,850, but five days later the c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Which Electric Car Makes Most 'Cents'?

A Coda, a Focus Electric, an i-Miev, a Leaf, a Model S, and a Volt walk into a bar, the bartender asks them which offers the best value in electric cars, and they each point to themselves. While this falls flat as a joke, the electric aut [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Justin Bieber given luxury electric car for 18th birthday

Justin Bieber has been given an electric car for his 18th birthday. The 'Baby' hitmaker - who reached the milestone age on Thursday - was presented with a luxury Fisker Karma vehicle with a solar-panelled roof by his manager Scoot [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Driving Ford's New Focus Electric

Wayne, Mich. -- I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not — or even much of a surprise — but much of Ford’s focus (pardon the bad pun) on its new electric vehicle is all about range. I suspect that, like most [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Electric car charge-point database to be set up

All-electric cars on sale in the UK have a range not much greater than 100 miles, which means long journeys require careful planning. Currently, however, there is no centralised official record of where all the charge points are. One w [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Ford Focus electric priced higher than other plug-ins

Ford just unveiled the price on the all-electric version of its Focus and our eyes are popping out of our head. At $39,200, plus a $795 destination fee, it's way more expensive than the competition. Ford opened the order banks to [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Renault drives into the electric future

THE ELECTRIC CAR revolution simply hasn’t happened yet. Perhaps it was a little too optimistic to expect that in the midst of a savage recession, that we would all throw caution to the wind and start buying new electric cars, which [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Carmakers look to an electric future in China

Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream. Wary over its growing dependence on foreign [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Rolls-Royce develops electric car

Rolls-Royce used to boast that at 60mph in one of their cars, the loudest sound was the ticking of the clock. Now the world's best known luxury car is about to become even quieter, with the launch of the first fully electric model to [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Test Drives: The All-Electric Mini E and Mercedes’ F-Cell Hy...

The all-electric car created by the BMW division is easily one of the best electric cars around. It is incredibly fast, it handles well and it's fun to drive. Weirdly, the real highlight comes in the brakes. As soon as you lift your [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Electric Rolls-Royce for tree-hugging plutocrats

An electric Rolls-Royce is a shockingly good idea. Replacing its V12 internal combustion engine, its noise and vibrations already well-suppressed, with a practically inaudible electric motor would lend the firm's Phantom limousine sti [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Muses: Pebble Beach Bentley, rising used car prices, electri...

If I had real money, I’d buy one of the outgoing Bentley Arnages. But I’d have to hurry because the new one, the "Grand Bentley" is set to debut next month at the Pebble Beach Concours. Usually Pebble Beach [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Maya 300, another expensive electric-drive car consumers mig...

Another electric car entry was unveiled this week, with battery maker Electrovaya and ExxonMobil teaming up to develop an urban electric car called the Maya 300. It will travel up to 120 miles on one full charge, can carry four people and [...]