After the BMW, Volvo to debut its all new electric concept ActiveE at the 2010 Detroit Motor Show. Volvo is also planning to build a test fleet of at least 50 plug-in c30s which will be used in real-life traffic from 2011. Volvo has already showed off the protype in september 2009. But the detroit model has been further refined and now features complete interior and full...

The most interesting fact about Nissan’s Tokyo Motor Show-bound Land Glider concept car is the that the Japanese automaker says that the two-seater electric model “should not be regarded as a mere design study” and that it “gives a clear direction to how a future small car from Nissan could look in congested cities.” Then again, “clear...

Nissan has revealed that it will begin taking orders in the U.S. for is all-electric LEAF compact hatch in Spring 2010 with first deliveries expected later in the year. The announcement comes only two months after the official presentation of the dedicated plug-in EV model at a special event Nissan’s Japanese headquarters in Yokohama in the beginning of August. Nissan...

Lately it seems as if new electric car proposals are coming in left and right, and not only from volume brands.The e2 was designed by a german firm called e-wolf,Which currently make the e1, a lightweight one-seater sports car with a 110KW/ 147 HP electric motor named Lotus Seven.The company announced set of renderings along with the specification of the ‘e2′...

In addition to the market introduction of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid in 2012 (details here), Volvo is also working on a pure electric model with the C30 BEV, which stands for ‘Battery Electric Vehicle”. The Swedish automaker has built a small number of prototype versions of the C30 BEV that will are to be tested internally by Volvo to evaluate the vehicle...

The Frankfurt Motor Show marked the world debut of the new Volkswagen L1 Concept, a cigar-shaped diesel-electric hybrid that draws inspiration from Wolfsburg’s original 1-litre concept car that was unveiled back in April 2002. Despite its name, the L1 actually burns a little over 1 lt at 1,38 liter of diesel for every 100 kilometers or about 170mpg US / 204.7mpg...

Proving that electric cars can be fun, at least in theory, Renault took the wraps off its second all-electric showcar in Frankfurt after the Fluence Z.E, the Zoe Z.E. which is a compact-sized, four seater supermini with scissor doors at the front and butterfly doors at the rear. The funky looking French concept is motivated by a 70kW / 93 horsepower electric motor with...

Renault revealed a total of four electric vehicle concept cars in Frankfurt including the two-seater Twizy Z.E. mini, the Zoe Z.E. small coupe, the Kangoo Z.E. and the Fluence Z.E. ompact sedan. All of the prototype models use similar technology to the Nissan Leaf EV that was uncovered this past summer. According to Renault, all four cars preview the firm’s electric...

French carmaker Renault decided to tease all four electric concept cars that it will be displaying at its Frankfurt show stand by releasing a rather unusual ‘bird’s eye view’ photo of the EVs. Starting from the left, there’s a small, futuristic-looking one-seater ‘pod’ while the car on its right looks like a Twingo or a Twingo-sized...

Looks like Pug’s designers had a much easier task than initially thought when we decided to ‘chop’ a Peugeot fascia on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV after the announcement on the introduction of the Peugeot and Citroen EVs based on the Japanese mini. In what seems like a five minute job, Peugeot slapped one of its logos on the i-MiEV, changed the alloy wheels...