Daihatsu has been selling its super-compact Kei class vehicles in Japan for some years, but has had limited success moving into other markets with them. The small Japanese automaker, which is partly owned by Toyota, was also badly hit by both the earthquake and nuclear meltdown that followed it. Not to be dissuaded, however, the [...]
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Fisker Debuts Atlantic Concept (aka Nina)
April 11th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen Fisker’s “Nina” concept has officially been unveiled and renamed the Atlantic. Looking very much like the smaller sibling to the high-end Karma that the company began producing last year, this new concept will be Fisker’s foray into a more mid-level market. The company secured $392 million in private funding to make up for lost loan [...]
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Tags: BMW, Fisker Automotive, Fisker Karma, Plug-in hybrid 
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Daimler and BYD Officially Announce Battery-Electric Vehicle from DENZA Brand
March 31st, 2012 Aaron Turpen Daimler and Chinese car maker BYD Auto’s new joint venture brand will be called DENZA. The new DENZA brand for the electric vehicle developed by BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd. (BDNT), the 50:50 joint venture between Daimler and Chinese electric battery and car manufacturer BYD, was formally revealed today in Shenzhen at the “EV – The [...]
Posted in Electric Car Manufacturers, Featured Tags: BYD, BYD Automobile, China, Daimler, DENZA, Electric vehicle 1 Comment »
Ford Begins Production of 86mpg Non-hybrid Car
March 28th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Ford of Europe has begun production on its most fuel-efficient car ever, the new Fiesta ECOnetic, which is neither a hybrid or an electric. Instead, it’s a hyper-efficient diesel engine subcompact car that will go on sale in Europe soon. The car is being produced at Ford’s Cologne Assmebly plant in Germany. The ECOnetic technology [...]
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2013 VW Golf Electric Launch Moved Up
March 26th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Like most German automakers, Volkswagen is not as enthusiastic about hybrids and electrics as the rest of the world appears to be – especially Japanese and American automakers. The company only just released its first hybrid, the SUV Tuareg, last year. But plans for an all-electric Golf hatchback have been underway for some time and [...]
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