Car firms rock down to Electric Avenue
REUTERS AUTO SUMMITS: GM plans Volt for end 2010
General Motors plans to launch its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, by the end of 2010 despite scepticism at GM…
EXCLUSIVE: GM could lease batteries on plug-ins due 2010
General Motors Europe has confirmed to just-auto that it is considering leasing the lithium ion batteries in its Chevrolet Volt/Opel…
LA SHOW: Turbo V6 kicks off Ford ‘sustainability plan’ – CEO
A new generation of fuel-saving, turbocharged petrol direct injection engines to be offered in high volumes on lighter Ford vehicles…
JAPAN: Toyota likely to make plug-in hybrid optional for Europe
Toyota will introduce a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid model some time after the third generation model is launched…
JAPAN: Toyota targets one million hybrid sales a year
Thanks to the ever-increasing sales of the Prius, Toyota has taken the environmental high ground in the car industry… and…
GERMANY: Mercedes talking with Tesla
Mercedes is holding talks with US electric car manufacturer, Tesla. Head of development at Mercedes, Thomas Weber, told WirtschaftsWoche that…
US: Chrysler sets up electric car unit
Chrysler has announced a new organisation called ENVI responsible for developing electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies. The unit is…
FRANCE: Toyota and EDF announce partnership on plug-ins
French electricity company EDF and Toyota have today announced a new technology partnership to evaluate Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) in…