Facing Owner Complaints on Leaf E.V., Nissan Executive Defends Company’s Record
Andy Palmer, executive vice president of Nissan, attended a roundtable in Lower Manhattan to discuss how the automaker was responding to criticisms of its Leaf.
Hybrid Strategy: Divide and Conquer
Honda is broadening its hybrid strategy by improving its existing single-motor system, adding a new two-motor system and developing a three-motor system aimed at high performance and improved handling. For Tesla Motors, One Supercharger to Bind Them
Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, said he expected the high-voltage units to be installed throughout much of the United States in the next two years.
In Greenville, S.C., the First Shoots of an E.V. Ecosystem
The Environmental Protection Agency recognized a project in South Carolina that had sought to ease access to and adoption of electric vehicles.
Honda Introduces an Accord Buffet in New York
At a launch event in Chelsea, Jim Motavalli gets acquainted with the redesigned midsize sedan, including its coupe and hybrid variants.
H.O.V. Stickers Stall in California
THE gridlocked freeways of California are the stuff of legend, so when the state's Air Resources Board began administering a sticker program granting drivers of plug-in hybrids a free pass into high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, a flood of applications was expected. The flood has instead been a trickle. Since the program started in January, the California Motor Vehicles Department has issued 4,092 of the green-colored stickers to drivers who own or lease the Chevrolet Volt or Toyota Prius Plug...
Electric Honda Plays Hard to Get
The 2013 Honda Fit EV is a nicely packaged version of the gasoline-powered car that makes it easy to hoard miles. Charging An E.V., Sans Wires
FOR a company trying to put wireless charging devices on electric cars, road trips can be interesting. WiTricity is the company, based near Boston, that has partnerships with Audi, Mitsubishi and Toyota to put wireless charging on electric cars, possibly as early as the 2015 model year. WiTricity licenses technology, developed at M.I.T., to transfer power between a pair of copper coils resonating at the same electromagnetic frequency.
G.M. Tones Down the Volt
RICK WAGONER, chairman of General Motors, unwrapped the production version of the series hybrid Chevrolet Volt as part of the company's 100th anniversary celebration on Tuesday. The Volt, whose small gas engine does not drive the wheels but keeps the 16 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack charged, will look nothing like the concept car that G.M. carted around to auto shows for years.
Fear, but Few Facts, on Hybrid Risk
Some hybrid owners fear the magnetic fields inside their cars, but evidence is lacking.