News and Information about Newly Released Autos
Posted in Alternative Fuel, Electric, Honda, Hybrid, Nissan on Feb 24th, 2010
We’d all like to reduce or eliminate our reliance on gasoline for a variety of reasons. In spite of great strides in emissions reductions, gasoline engines are still a major factor in air pollution. America’s appetite for oil from distant countries plays a large role in our economic and foreign relations policies. Switching to a [...]
Posted in Alternative Fuel, Car, Electric, New Cars, Nissan, Saving Money on Oct 12th, 2009
What if you could drive every day without stopping at the gas station? There’s a new electric car coming out soon: the Nissan Leaf. It’s not gas powered and it’s not a hybrid. It runs strictly on electricity. This means it has ZERO emissions. Sounds good, doesn’t it?
Nissan Motor Company is coming out with a new electric vehicle. The electric concept, Nuvu, was introduced in Paris last year but Nissan has yet to release a concept that is closer to the production version of their new EV. Nissan reportedly stated that they wanted a bold design for the Nuvu that looks nothing [...]
Automobiles designed on a combination between traditional propulsion means and alternative energy sources are classified as hybrid electric cars most of the time. The purpose for combining these two different power sources is to achieve improved fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles compared to the conventional cars and trucks. Then, batteries are just used for [...]
General Motors has set the release date for the first E-REV car. The Chevy Volt set to go public in 2011; is an extended range electric vehicle. Really the Volt is the new generation of hybrids which will use not only a gasoline engine but an electric engine too.