Electric Car News

Lately it seems that there are apps for just about everything. The future electric cars are expected to have more gadgets onboard than Curry’s megastore. Meanwhile, there’s an app called CarPro that can make your everyday motoring much easier.
It’s designed as an advanced car diary and can be installed on both iPhone and iPad. It was developed by SrcNix and can be purchased here from the iTunes Appstore. It costs only $1.99.

Presented at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo will get its first hybrid car in serial production next year. Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will be equipped with a diesel2.4-liter five-cylinder used in tandem with an electric motor mounted on the rear axle. The latter will be connected to a litium-ion battery with a capacity of 12 kWh.

It’ll take some time until the auto landscape is dominated by electric cars. However, the big manufacturers cannot afford  not have an electric model, or at least one in the pipeline. Now it’s the Mercedes-Benz‘s turn to announce

 
The smallest member of the Chevrolet family will receive, after two years, an electric motor to add to the production series. Chevrolet Volt will not be alone in the range of the U.S. manufacturer of electric cars. In 2013 we will see the first version of Chevrolet Spark that will not need fossil fuels.
The news that the new environmental Spark comes after

Now, here’s a riddle for you: what’s the best way to go about green motoring apart from the obvious ones like switching to an electric car? Want a hint? It’s available to anyone, it’s sociable, chatty, lots of fun… and it can earn you some extra money. Carpooling! Also known as car sharing.
It’s a well-known method of cutting fuel costs used widely among students, neighbours, colleagues and families when a driver gives somebody a lift