Hybrid and electric car news articles 
Toyota unveils the new Avensis and the new Prius
At this year’s Frankfurt motor show, Toyota unveils the new Avensis and the new Prius family of full hybrid models. The new 2012 Hilux is also making its European debut and the three-door version of the recently launched new Yaris will be on public view for the first time. The changes to the British-built Avensis include revised exterior styling, incorporating a frontal treatment that follows Toyota’s new design language. The quality look and ... [more]
Europcar to introduce Opel Vauxhall electric Ampera in rental car business
With the market introduction of the electric Ampera by the end of 2011, Opel/Vauxhall is to create a new segment in the European automotive market. Opel/Vauxhall and Europcar have partnered to introduce the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera as a rental car throughout Europe. The two companies are joining forces to facilitate the introduction and expansion of electric mobility, broadening the range of people that will be able to enjoy the benefits of elect... [more]
Peugeot's 508 RXH diesel-electric HYbrid4 vehicle to go on sale in Spring 2012
Road presence and specific design immediately place Peugeot's 508 RXH in the world of top of the range all road vehicles. Unique, refined, higher and wider (than a 508 SW), the versatile diesel-electric HYbrid4 vehicle is also distinguished by a singular visual signature, with its distinctive LED lights visible both day and night, giving an impression of three vertical ‘lion claws’ on each side of its ‘floating’ grille, the style of which is even... [more]
Next Green Car have added a further 282 electric car charging points to Zap-Map
The expansion of the UK’s recharging infrastructure is being primarily funded through the Government’s Plugged-in Places scheme, and also by enlightened local authorities such as Milton Keynes and Oxford. Despite the ongoing budget cuts, the Office of Low Emission Vehicles has confirmed funding of £300 million for the installation of 8,500 recharge points by 2013, 4,000 of which will be ‘on-street’ public access points. Next Green Car have add... [more]
Toyota Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle's average fuel consumption is 27 per cent better than an equivalent diesel car
Working in partnership with EDF Energy, Toyota has leased 20 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) to London-based businesses and organisations to monitor both vehicle performance and recharging patterns. Based on the third-generation Prius, the PHEV is equipped with a lithium-ion battery that lets the car be driven for longer distances and at higher speeds on electric power alone. Battery charge can be topped up simply by plugging the car int... [more]
Hybrid and electric car in the news
Electric car maker Fisker lays off workers
Electric car maker Fisker lays off workers Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:50 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012 DOVER, Del. (AP) — Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government and millions more from Delaware ...
Don't Believe the Electric Car Hype
The technology shows (some) promise. But despite all the hype, the car of the future probably isn't electric.
Electric car maker Fisker: Layoffs in US
Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government, said Monday that it has laid off workers in Delaware and California.
Electric car maker Fisker: Layoffs in Del., Calif.
Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government, said Monday that it has laid off workers in Delaware and California.
Layoffs hit stalled Obama electric car investment
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government, said Monday that it has laid off workers in Delaware and California.
Update: OC hybrid car maker lays off 71
Fisker Automotive Inc., Anaheim maker of hybrid electric luxury cars, said today that it has laid off 26 people in Delaware, delayed opening a manufacturing plant there and laid off 40 to 45 workers in Anaheim.Fisker...
U.S. loan on hold, Fisker electric-car plant stalls
Fisker Automotive, a recipient of U.S. loans to develop electric cars , said it has temporarily stopped work on developing a plant in Wilmington, Del., after the Energy Department froze access to its credit line. Fisker,...
Strange cars in a strange land can be vexing for renters
Alix Davidson says she was "totally excited" when her car rental company recently offered her the keys to a Toyota Prius in Seattle. It was her first time behind the wheel of a hybrid electric vehicle.
Is It Too Soon to Bury the Electric Car?
Change doesn't happen overnight.
Electric Car Company Fisker May Be Running Out Of Juice
About five years ago, former Aston Martin Design Chief Henrik Fisker founded his own company, Fisker Automotive , to build the first premium plug-in electric hybrid cars. Its first model, the $103,000 Karma, pioneered the segment that now has players from across the industry.
