Electric Car Blogging

Honda’s new EV finally Fit enough for the streets But only available in California and Oregon When the 2013 Honda Fit EV hits dealerships on July 20, only dealers in California and Oregon will be taking deliveries. However, 6 East Coast markets will also be added into the sale’s mix sometime in early 2013. To begin, the Fit [...] [...]

Did rare earths just become much less scarce? Although Japanese discovery at least 5 years from production Just off the shores of Japan scientists have found a supply of rare earth metals that could power Japan’s rare earth intensive high tech industry for 200 years or more according to early estimates. So, are cheaper hybrid and plug-in cars [...] [...]

By Philippe Crowe Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled its XJ_e plug-in hybrid engineering research vehicle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The XJ_e project was created by JLR as part of its strategy to develop best-in-class low-carbon premium products, and follows other hybrid research demonstrators including the Limo Green and Range_e vehicles. read more [...]

By Philippe Crowe New Flyer Industries Inc. announced the board of directors of the Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) has approved the purchase of two all-electric battery heavy-duty transit buses. The total purchase price of the buses is approximately $2.2 million and was funded with the assistance of the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration [...] [...]