French NEV manufacturer Microcar has unveiled a new all-electric model. The ‘M.Go’ features up to four variants depending on battery capacity and maximum speeds. For the younger audience or those who have driven the Tesla a bit too fast and lost theirs, there is an M.Go in two "No-Driver’s-License" versions, with a maximum speed of [...]

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the largest energy firm in Japan, plans to begin installing quick-charge stations for electric vehicles. This plan is not about a small pilot. No, it is about the initial roll-out for some 200 stations to be up and running by March of 2010. And TEPCO doesn’t plan to stop [...]

The all-electric K.08 from Ken Okuyama Cars hired Chrysler designer Michael Castiglione (known from the Dodge Challenger Concept) to work on the furniture of the K.08. Okuyama recently held a press conference in a Tokyo parking garage yesterday where he was accompanied by a gas-powered and topless K.07 as well as the K.08. The K.08, [...]

The small car company made a smart move to name their car ‘smart’ in the first place. Everybody ‘knows’ that small cars are mainly produced for people who can’t parallel park. That’s why I was so confused to hear about their new electric car’s name.
ED – A (not so) brilliant campaign
Yes, they called the [...]

Talking about ‘original’ names, the new ‘Kurrent’ an Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) by American Electric Vehicles in Michigan. Is under a lot of discussion. Many producers are launching € 7,000 or €15,000 grocery getters and industrial-yard security cruisers, but the question is. Is the market big enough?  
Company president Scott Thornton of American Electric Vehicles [...]

Greenhouse club and lounge, located at 150 Varick Street in Manhattan’s hip SoHo district, claims to become the first nightlife destination for those who want to party the green style. Not only is this false, it is also a farce!
First of all let me recognize that it is noble to challenge one of the most [...]

Sanyo is the world’s number one rechargeable battery maker, but the question is: for how long? Right now its competitor, Matsushita ( by Panasonic), is snapping at its heels with plans to triple output. Therefore Sanyo is seeking out new automotive clients in an attempt to stay on top of the market. Sanyo’s nickel metal [...]

David Keith of the University of Calgary has developed an air capture machine capable to suck in cardon dioxide from the atmosphere. I do not really ‘believe’ in these kind of end-of-pipe technologies . Since these technologies totally rely on a good working Carbon Credit Market -and thus rely on the political drive to do [...]