BMW, one of the most visible champions of battery power, has been hedging its bets and trying new ways to get more out of conventional gasoline and diesel motors.
Start with a vintage Norton featherbed frame, build it into a blazing fast electric motorcycle in a sheep barn in rural Virginia, and then to top it off, embed an iPad into the gas tank and plan to take on the Isle of Man TT race next year. Sound intriguing? The folks behind one of [...]
Start with a vintage Norton featherbed frame, build it into a blazing fast electric motorcycle in a sheep barn in rural Virginia, and then to top it off, embed an iPad into the gas tank and plan to take on the Isle of Man TT race next year. Sound intriguing? The folks behind one of [...]
Over the course of several months, this man built an electric car with a wood frame and tires from an old wheelbarrow.
At a launch event in Chelsea, Jim Motavalli gets acquainted with the redesigned midsize sedan, including its coupe and hybrid variants.
Arriving early next year, the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In sedan will beat all comers in the arena of power and efficiency, or so the automaker says. Utilizing the next-generation Accord platform debuted recently, Honda will be offering four new powertrain choices including Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In variants. And for the first time in [...]
Arriving early next year, the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In sedan will beat all comers in the arena of power and efficiency, or so the automaker says. Utilizing the next-generation Accord platform debuted recently, Honda will be offering four new powertrain choices including Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In variants. And for the first time in [...]
Arriving early next year, the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In sedan will beat all comers in the arena of power and efficiency, or so the automaker says. Utilizing the next-generation Accord platform debuted recently, Honda will be offering four new powertrain choices including Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In variants. And for the first time in [...]
Fast chargers for electric vehicles are already available, but their connectors are largely incompatible. As standards wars go, the debate over which will become the industry leader is a version of the battle between Betamax and VHS.
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...