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Nissan Projects 20,000 Leaf Sales This Fiscal Year

By Jeff Cobb Nissan Leafs may have been off to slower than hoped for sales this year, but their maker says it still expects delivery of 20,000 North America units before the end of its fiscal year next March. The company has blamed a staged roll-out from an initial seven states, and more recently supply shortages [...] [...]

New Outlander To Come In Plug-in Hybrid EV Flavor

By Philippe Crowe Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will introduce the all-new Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV At the forthcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show (“Mondial de l’Automobile”), running between September 27 and October 14. Neither a mere adaptation of an existing Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) – powered vehicle, nor a dedicated Plug-in Hybrid technology showcase, the New Outlander Plug-in Hybrid [...] [...]

Toyota Hopes Camatte Concept Will Stoke Desires in Kids for Real Cars Some Day

By Jeff Cobb With automobiles being perceived as less attractive for “Generation Y” and younger kids now growing up compared to sensibilities espoused by previous generations, Toyota has created an electric vehicle to get youngsters driving before they come of age. The hope for the not-street-legal Camatte concept shown in Japan is to stimulate those of pre-drivers’ [...] [...]

Ford’s New Silicon Valley Lab Opens, Ready to Engage Bay Area Tech and Startup Community to Accelerate Innovation

The Ford Silicon Valley Lab (SVL) is now officially open for business, ready to engage the tech community in the quest for the next great idea. [...]

Hybrids at Le Mans: Tragedy and Triumph

By Huw Evans There was no question that this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to be one for the history books, with the Audi and Toyota hybrids putting in some impressive performances. Having beaten last year’s qualifying record, pole sitter André Lotterer got off to a fabulous start in the #1 Audi R18 [...] [...]

General Motors Applies for Electra Trademark

By Huw Evans Perhaps signifying the future introduction of an extended range Buick EV or hybrid flagship, General Motors has put in an application to trademark the Electra name. From a marketing standpoint, adopting the name Electra for such a vehicle would appear to be a good move; not only does it clearly define the concept of [...] [...]