Electric Vehicle News

We are thrilled to report that on February 22nd, 2012 Global Green USA is going to celebrate its 9th Annual Pre-Oscar party at the Avalon Hollywood.

Just because there's a bit more time, that doesn't mean you should delay or procrastinate.

There's a good chance that you are taking part of today to hunt for that perfect Valentine's Day... Whitey's Mansfield Motor Group Nissan dealership manager Tom Kyff shows off the all-electric LEAF Thursday at the dealership.

Whitey's Mansfield Motor Group Nissan dealership manager Tom Kyff shows off the all-electric LEAF Thursday at the dealership.

Are you among the green pioneers driving around in a Chevy Volt or similar plug-in electric car? Good for you.

In the early days of the electric vehicle, they called it "opportunity charging." You plugged in wherever you could.

More important for Umpqua Energy, which presently lists a Wabash Avenue address as its headquarters, the firm secured a licensing agreement from Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago.

Sears has its Craftsman tools, Home Depot has Ridgid - and now Lowe's has its Kobalt brand of cordless tools sold only at Lowe's. But these new tools are more than just a new name: They can all share the same batteries, whether they're lithium-ion or NiCads.

It is no more chic to own a car that guzzles gallons of diesel and petrol. Instead, an electric car is green, cool and of course, environmentally friendly.

The three newest, and three of the best, cars in Chevy showrooms are the subcompact Sonic, compact Cruze and Volt.

The advanced lithium-ion batteries that motivate the Nissan LEAF Batteries still the only mainstream EV on the market are so powerful that they retain up to 70 percent of their capacity even after 10 years on the road.

A Maryland company is one of the Department of Energy's top innovators. The DOE announced Friday that Jessup-based Vorbeck Materials is one of three finalists selected from 14 start ups in its "America's Next Top Energy Innovator" challenge.

By introducing one new model after another, MPG Car Rental's selection leaves other green car rental companies behind /PRNewswire/ -- Companies offering hybrid car rentals are being shown the way by MPG, a company so far ahead, their fleet of green cars and hybrids features new 2012 models even your greenest environmentally friendly acquaintance ... (more)

Hertz announced this week that it will be the first rental car company to implement a wireless charging system for its fleet of electric vehicles .

Toyota's newest Prius model, the 2012 Prius c , is set to hit dealerships next month.

We've seen a few different mobile apps aimed at helping drivers reduce their emissions - Toyota's "A Glass of Water," for example - but it was only recently that we came across one targeting drivers of electric vehicles specifically.

Evonik Industries is presenting the lightweight battery-electric Elise-E at the Car Symposium in Bochum.

Chevrolet VOLT now eligible for Tennessee EV Rebate. $2,500 rebate available for all Volt Models through June 30, 2012.

Included as a "pit stop" during the tour's recent swing through , Micross was selected because of its role in powering innovation by companies driving technological advancements across defense, space, medical and other high-reliability industries.

Lithium ion batteries currently dominate the nascent market for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles and are slowly becoming selected for use in hybrid electric vehicles and stop-start vehicles .