The running cars have brought about a lot of adverse environmental effects, which led to the inception of electric vehicles technology. The recent inventions have ensured improved performance of battery life and fuel cells, thereby improving the restricted capability of electric cars. Electric cars need...

Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Legislation and Policy , Japan Buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles in Japan could soon get a new break on the taxes they have to pay when buying a new car. Normally, buyers have to pay acquisition taxes that are a percentage of the purchase price and the weight of...

Auto Blog: Hybrid , Ford , Toyota Ever since Ford revealed the Fusion hybrid at the LA Auto Show, the discussion has been hot and heavy among fans of the Prius. While Ford has proclaimed the Fusion as the most fuel efficient mid-size “sedan,” Prius fanboys reiterate that the Toyota is classed...

The future of the automobile was sealed at North America’s biggest auto show that week, where all of the hottest new cars and concepts had extension cords. Any notion that ethanol or hydrogen will lead us past petroleum was tossed out the window, as the big automakers — hobbled by a brutal...

Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Green Daily Click above for a gallery AMPLE renderings Following up on this morning’s post about questions over AMPLE Motion’s $1.34 million in orders claim , we just heard back from AMPLE’s Ted Flittner. He wrote in with the...

Auto Blog: Diesel , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Detroit Auto Show After three days of running around Cobo Hall snapping photos, asking questions and banging out posts, it’s time for a review of what we thought were the top green cars of the show. The financial meltdown of the last few months meant that...

Auto Blog: Etc. , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Detroit Auto Show Click above for a photo tour of the Ecoxperience There is a special smell coming up from the basement of Cobo Hall. We’re not sure which combination of chemicals and fakery makes up the distinctive odor, but we know that it’s the...

Filed under: Ford , USA Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford Fiesta sedan Need proof that today’s volatile fuel prices are having a direct impact on the world’s top automakers? Look no further than Dearborn, Michigan, where Ford’s product planners are having a tough time forecasting...