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…