Volkswagen e-Golf to Make U.S. Debut at LA Auto Show
The Volkswagen e-Golf will be making its North American debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show next week. The Volkswagen e-Golf will be the German automaker’s first fully-electric vehicle offering in...
View ArticleAccident at Tesla Plant Sends Three Workers to Hospital
An accident today at Tesla’s California manufacturing facility sent three of its workers to hospital. Update: There was no fire at the Tesla plant today. An earlier version of this story incorrectly...
View ArticleToyota FCV Concept Points to Hydrogen-Powered Future
After more than a century the internal-combustion engine still reigns supreme as the world’s go-to powerplant for vehicular propulsion. Of course electrics have started to chip away at that dominance...
View ArticleBMW i3, i8 Make North American Debut at LA Auto Show
Productions models of the BMW i3 and i8 have made their North American debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The BMW i8 made its world premiere at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show in September...
View ArticleHonda FCEV Concept Previews Green Cars to Come
If being green is the new black, and hydrogen is the future of being green, will there be any color puns left to make? Honda probably wouldn’t be too happy with the implication that it’s latest...
View ArticleNissan BladeGlider Concept Puts Driver Front and Center
The Tokyo Motor Show is host to more than its share of unusual concept vehicles and one of the most intriguing has got to be Nissan BladeGlider. This vehicle is an all-electric design study borrowing...
View ArticleLuxury SUV Buyers Want Hybrids, Truck Shoppers Do Not: Survey
A recent study has revealed that truck shoppers are the least likely to join the hybrid and electric vehicle movement. But who is most interested in hybrids and electric vehicles? According to the...
View ArticleVolkswagen Golf Goes Electric in Los Angeles
The Volkswagen e-Golf has made its North American debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. As Volkswagen’s first fully-electric vehicle to be offered in the U.S., the e-Golf will be an attractive...
View ArticleFisker Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Fisker has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a restructuring plan and sale to an investor group. Purchasing Fisker’s remaining assets will be Hybrid Tech Holdings LLC, which will...
View ArticleMost Car Shoppers Arent Aware of EV Rebates, Subsidies: Survey
According to a recent survey, 95 percent of U.S. car shoppers aren’t aware of state and local subsidies, rebates and other incentives related to plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Over 2,000...
View ArticleToyota Prius Family May Gain Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model: Exec
Toyota is committed to bringing its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to the U.S. market by 2015 and when it does there’s a chance that car will be a member of the Prius family. Speaking to AutoGuide.com...
View ArticleNissan Self-Driving Leaf Tested on Public Roads at Home
Nissan is continuing its push toward marketing a self-driving car, announcing today that it began testing on public roads in Japan. In the latest of what’s sure to be a long-running series of...
View ArticleConsumers Turned Off By High EV Prices
Electric vehicles face many hurdles compared to their conventional, internal-combustion-powered counterparts. Consumers are generally unfamiliar with them plus they have range-related issues, but...
View ArticleBMW i3 Scores Four-Star Rating in European Crash Tests
BMW is breaking new ground with its i3 city car, but European crash test results might be a sign of problems to come. The car failed to score a full five-star rating, instead earning four. Euro NCAP...
View ArticleBMW i3 Rumored to Spawn Longer i5 Sedan Variant
The rumor mill is churning that BMW could stretch its i3 model to create a new family car, likely to be called the i5. That is, if it becomes a reality at all. Given that the BMW i sub-brand is still...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Reliable American Cars and Trucks
Interested in buying a domestic vehicle but want to make sure it’s as reliable as can be? AutoGuide has compiled a list of the most reliable vehicle in its respective segment based on Consumer...
View ArticleGiving Thanks to the Automakers in 2013
It’s that time of year again; time for extended families to cram together around an all-too-small table, eat themselves into a food coma, argue over football and be told by countless relatives how...
View ArticleBMW Electric Cars to Play Major Role in Near Future
Widespread implementation of electric cars might be closer than you think according to BMW product development boss Herbert Diess. “Electricification will be a central thread in what we do, be it...
View ArticleSaab 9-3 to Start Trickling from Trollhattan on Monday
Saab will resume production of the 9-3 on Monday at its Trollhattan, Sweden facility. The company’s long road to temporary ruin came to a head almost exactly two years ago when it was forced to file...
View ArticleNissan Leaf Can Now Power Your Office Building
Nissan is currently testing its new “Vehicle-to-Building” technology, which allows up to six Nissan Leaf electric vehicles to be connected to and provide electricity to a building’s power distribution...
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