Automotive News is reporting today that French intelligence agencies are looking into a possible Chinese connection into possible industrial espionage with regards to the flagship electric car designs at Renault. Eric Besson, the French Industry Minister, spoke earlier this week of a case that felt much like “economic warfare,” but said that no official inquiry [...]
There are two new players in the American electric car market. According to Automotive News, both Azure Dynamics Corp and Think Global AS are bringing EVs to the United States. The two carmakers are following close on the heels of Nissan and Chevrolet, whose all-electric Leaf and electric plug-in Volt, respectively, saw their first customers [...]
Reuters shared yesterday that roughly 650,000 Toyota Prius models with a coolant pump defect that could cause overheating and power loss will be repaired at the company’s expense. The repair campaign is for those cars from model years 2004-2007, and over half of them – roughly 378,000 – are in the United States. Evidently, the [...]
The HybridCars Blog is reporting this week on this year’s World Energy Outlook, recently released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). For the first time, the IEA is forecasting not the coming of “peak oil,” but stating that the global crude oil production peak that we all thought was looming over us actually arrived four [...]
We’re excited about mainstream brands like Lincoln finally joining the hybrid party. One example? The 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. Here’s the ad for it, courtesy of YouTube and Sentry Auto Group. Enjoy!