Electric Vehicles
VIDEO: Dodge EV Smokes A Hemi. Sort Of.
Chrysler is bringing its three electric car prototypes to the Los Angeles Auto Show, and in a desperate bid to get some publicity before the shindig it staged an impromptu "drag race" between the Dodge EV and a Challenger SRT8 hemi.
Tesla Adds $40 Million to Its Coffers
Tesla Motors has lined up $40 million in convertible debt financing to accelerate production of its all-electric Roadster sports car, a move that boosts a cash balance that had dwindled to just $9 million.
Ruf's Electric Porsche Hits the Road. Slowly.
Looks like the all-electric Porsche that
German tuning haus Rufis building is the real deal, and the early indication from someone who's spent some time behind the wheel is the E-Ruf will reach frightening velocity, but takes its sweet time getting there.
All-Electric Mini Unveiled!
BMW's finally pulled the wraps off the 204-horsepower
all-electric Miniit is bringing to America and says the car could be here as early as next year, although just 500 people will be lucky enough to get their hands on one.
KTM Builds A Race-Ready Electric Motorcycle
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is developing an all-electric enduro that could be in showrooms within two years.
Electric Mini Spied!
BMW is rolling ahead with plans for the all-electric Mini
we told you about back in July, and it has at least one test mule tooling around the streets of Germany, where a photographer snapped some pix.
South African Electric Car the Crown Joule of Paris Auto Show
On the 15th anniversary of Nelson Mandela receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, South Africa is gaining attention for another world-friendly achievement. This time, it's an electric car from Cape Town-based Optimal Energy that's grabbing headlines.
read more »Electric Cat Hauls 340 Tons
This week at the 2008 MINExpo in Las Vegas, Caterpillar unveiled a new line of electric-drive mining trucks known as the AC Series. Cat also unveiled new diesel powertrains that offer lower emissions than their predecessors'. Depending on your perspective, this is either the most half-hearted attempt at greenwashing since Emirates ditched paper products but kept on-board showers, or the most amazing feat of engineering since the Manhattan Project.
German Supertuner RUF Building an Electric Porsche
The speedmeisters at German tuning haus RUF are hard at work developing an electric version of the Porsche Cayman that could go head-to-head with the Tesla Roadster, and we could see it as early as next month.
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