Electric Cars

Fisker’s follow-up to the Karma, the highly-anticipated Project Nina, has now made its official world debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show as the Fisker Atlantic. The car on display in New York is labeled a “design prototype” but as the Karma has proven, Fisker isn’t afraid...

We're in the final days before the start of the 2012 New York Auto Show's press days, and the concepts and new cars are rolling in quickly. At the top of the list, we have the 2013 SRT Viper. Today, we got the final teaser, which reveals the front of the car--and shows it will be a bit of a...

Daimler, together with one of its Chinese partners, BYD, has established the new vehicle brand Denza that will focus on eco-friendly vehicles including electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The Denza brand is a 50:50 joint venture between Daimler and BYD and is expected to unveil a concept of its...

Over the weekend BMW released the first details and images for its i8 Concept Spyder, the first convertible version of the string of previously revealed i8 coupes and a somewhat more production-looking version too. BMW has already confirmed that its i8 supercar, an advanced plug-in hybrid that...

The 2013 SRT Viper is less than a week away, arriving in full at the 2012 New York Auto Show. In the interim, a new teaser has been released, hinting that the new Viper will be much more premium than the last. Excited yet? Chevy has lifted the production hold on the 2012 Camaro ZL1, and deliveries...

Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima is no stranger to Pikes Peak. In fact, he's the reining master, having been the first to break the 10-minute barrier there and set a new world record last year. Likewise, electric cars aren't new to the peak either, though they're much newer and not nearly as dominating as...

Like it or not, electric cars will begin making inroads into mainstream motorsports, probably in the not-too-distant future. Electric drag racing is already an established sport and the benefits of electric propulsion (like peak torque at zero rpm) work well here. Range certainly isn’t an...

Chevrolet has seemed one step behind Ford when it comes to the Camaro and Mustang battle, despite the Camaro selling more cars. Today, the company took the lid off its new 1LE package, which takes aim at the Boss 302's track capabilities. Check out the details in the link below. Recalls are upon us...

Late last year BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies, which covered everything from the joint development of electric car technologies to the sharing of engines. Today, the two automakers...

The supplier of the Fisker Karma's lithium-ion batteries, 123 Systems, has issued a recall on them due to what it claims are defective prismatic cells.

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG gets a preview look before its official debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show, and it looks pretty impressive on paper--and in pictures. Formula 1 is prepping for an IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion. That's a lot of racing. And the 2013 Land Rover Range...

Our spy photographers grabbed the first shots of the 2014 Subaru Forester in testing, revealing little behind its heavy camouflage, but showing us it will stick with its proven formula. Our sister site The Car Connection drives the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo and reports on its best and worst...

We take an inside look at Porsche's near-term future in a roundtable discussion with some of the company's top brass, including CEO Matthias Mueller. Can you say plug-in hybrids, four-cylinders, and a new supercar? MINI might name the production version of the Paceman concept the Countryman Coupe...

The CEO of Rolls-Royce Torsten Müller-Ötvös has ruled out building a production version of his company's 102EX electric Phantom concept, at least in the near future. After taking the concept on a world tour, and allowing more than 500 potential customers, including us, to take it for...

In 2010 Jaguar unveiled a stunning new supercar concept called the C-X75, which was powered by an advanced range-extended electric drivetrain that relied on a pair of gas-powered ‘microturbines’ to top up the vehicle’s batteries. Then, early last year, Jaguar gave its C-X75 the...

If you're yet to be convinced about electric cars, then you aren't alone. They're certainly not suitable for everyone, but that's not to say there aren't aspects we can appreciate. 649 pounds-feet of torque from a standstill is an appreciable quality, as is 525 horsepower. Those are the figures...

The Geneva Motor Show nearly split the automotive web in half this week under the sheer weight of its debuts and news, but there are other things happening out there. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG is set to debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show, for instance, and it's a car we're looking forward...

Built as part of a UK-sponsored technology initiative, the Infiniti Emerge-E electric sports car concept is the first Infiniti model to be designed in Europe. Called the “ulitmate expression of Infiniti’s inspired performance,” the mid-engined, twin-motored concept gives a glimpse...

The Chevrolet Volt’s European cousin, the Opel Ampera, has been picked as the winner in the annual European Car of the Year awards, edging out other strong candidates such as the Volkswagen up! and Ford Focus. The latest title sees the Volt’s number of international awards continue to...

Hyundai's extended-range electric concept, the i-oniq, makes its public debut at this week's Geneva Motor Show.