Electric Car News

After rumors of a possible cooperation between BMW and Toyota in  supply of BMW’s diesel engines for Toyota, at the Tokyo Motorshow 2011 this partnership was formalized. The two manufacturers have signed a memorandum, which has the main goal in developing cooperation in lithium-ion battery research and as a secondary factor – BMW will supply diesel engines for Toyota.
The BMW chief, Norbert Reithofer, acknowledged that

How do you counteract the competition that offers electric cars with limited range? Offer a car with an extended range? No, cut it to the minimum and present it as an urban shopping cart.
That’s exactly what the Suzuki Q Concept is. The quirky 2-seater looks like a washing machine but it is cute and nicely designed. It’s maximum range is just 12 miles and Suzuki says that it’s good for doing your everyday shopping or picking up kids from school.
You can certainly see an advantage in having such a small …

On 12 December 2010, the famous TV host Jay Leno, embarked on an endurance test for a year. He received a new Chevrolet Volt, with batteries charged and a full tank of petrol.
Now, nearly a year away, at an interview at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2011 Jay Leno made a very important statement: in almost a year he has traveled over 11,000 miles without powering the car with

A truly unique extended range electric car has been developed in Latvia by a renowned engineering team OSC. The electric car named OSCar eO is set to compete at the Dakar Rally 2012 that is taking off 1st of January 2012.
The team led by Andris Dambis has achieved a true feat by preparing the car in just over 6 months. It is based on the conventional OSCar O3 (you might have noticed it at the previous Dakar seasons – that big yellow thing) but apart from the appearance, it’s an …

Toyota has won the award for the Green Manufacturer 2011, mainly thanks to their activities within the European Union. The title of the greenest manufacturer was granted by The World Trade Group who examined the Japanese manufacturer’s effectiveness in reducing pollution during the manufacturing of motor vehicles.
The production activities in Europe were focused on the two factories in England. The World Trade Group mainly analyze the degree of recycling of water used