Electric Cars

Two adjacent Southern California cities have been competing for the factory where Tesla Motors will build its all-electric 2012 Model S luxury sports sedan. Now, a pair of local papers have scooped the automotive press and broken the news: Downey beats Long Beach. Downey Mayor Mario Guerra told the Downey Patriot that the deal is "99.9 percent .. Read Full Story

In addition to Tesla Motors ‘ potential IPO, there’s two more big pieces of news coming out of the electric vehicle world. Nissan is opening talks about electric cars in China, and the Electrification Coalition has started lobbying for tax credits and loan guarantees to get battery-powered cars on the roads soon. Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn seems to have switched course. His line used to be that he wouldn’t be selling EVs in China until the country developed incentive programs — something that is still a ways away. But this was never carved into stone, and now it’s moving forward. Nissan, its Chinese partner ... Read Full Story

Gavin Shoebridge is an electric vehicle nut and keen environmentalist, who wrote the Electric Conversion Made Easy ebook wherein you will see how you can build your own electric car for much less than you might expect. This easy-to-read ebook will take you step-by-step through every single element of planning, implementing, and succeeding with your own EV conversion. You will see how easy it can be to start building your own electric car today and save thousand of dollars in fuel each year while also playing your part for the environment. As Gavin Shoebridge said, ?When armed with the right information, you can build ... Read Full Story

By Jack Marshall The growing environmental concerns, continuously increasing oil prices, and impending shortage of conventional fuels, have driven people to look for alternative sources of energy. For some, especially for those who are well-off, it may be easy to buy brand new hybrid or electric cars. But for the majority who cannot afford to do so or even those who do not want to do so, there is a way for them to keep their present car while still drawing the benefits of an electric vehicle. This, of course, is done by using Electric Car Conversion Kits . There are some people who ... Read Full Story

Nissan-Renault CEO Carl Ghosn seems to be taking career advice from Frank White lately; wherever there is an opportunity to start making some money, he wants in . Recognizing that full size vehicles were a cash cow in the U.S., Ghosn wanted his cut. Shortly after taking the reins of Nissan in June of 1999, he built a factory in Mississippi to start churning out big trucks like the Titan and the Armada. Now, the field has changed. With fuel growing more expensive and the business climate starting to take heed of green, the government is granting enormous subsidies and incentives to potential electric ... Read Full Story