Electric Car Blogging

Chris Paine directed “Who Killed the Electric Car?” His new project is “Revenge of the Electric Car,” a documentary film and multimedia blog now in production. The film is slated for theaters in 2010.
When “Who Killed the Electric Car” premiered at Sundance in 2006, it surprised viewers with an exposé of what happened to California’s [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Lifestyle

Click above for gallery of the GYM Concept Car by Da Feng
What you’re looking at above is the GYM Car concept designed by Coventry University design student Da Feng. As you might guess, its design incorporates exercise equipment that allows the driver to take his or her workout on [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs

Click above for more high-res images of the production Fisker Karma
Henrik Fisker has a dream, and an honorable one at that. “We see no reason style and performance need to be sacrificed to attain fuel efficiency and environmental responsibility,” says Fisker, designer of the Aston Martin DB9, V8 Vantage, BMW [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Euro, Green, UK

Click above for more high-res renderings of the Freight*Bus concept
Boris Johnson, London’s latest mayor and replacement for congestion charge-loving Ken Livingstone, has started a competition called “A New Bus for London,” which, as you may have gathered, looks to replace the aging double-decker people mover with something a [...] [...]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Mercedes-Benz

Click above for a gallery of the Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZero
Mercedes-Benz is bringing three “Concept BlueZero” vehicles to the Detroit Auto Show next month and each highlights the automaker’s plan for low- or no-emissions motoring in the future.
The first concept is the BlueZero E-Cell, an all-electric compact [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Government/Legal, Green

The night that Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech in Chicago’s Grant Park, the cameras caught Oprah Winfrey pondering the historical significance of the moment while leaning on some guy’s shoulder like she owned it. The man turned out to be Sam Perry, who later appeared on Oprah’s TV show after [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Euro, Volvo

Click above for a gallery of the Volvo ReCharge Concept
Volvo’s product development unit is still hard at work, even as Ford has slapped a price tag on the brand. In an effort to develop more environmentally-friendly vehicles capable of meeting stringent emissions regulations on the horizon, the Swedish automaker has been [...] [...]