Electric vehicle technology is on the march. A company called Car Charging Group is adding an electric vehicle charging station to a winery in Northern California. We’ve discussed California’s plans to add 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the state. The Car Charging Group doesn’t appear to be a part of that effort, but they [...]

Gas isn’t getting cheaper. That’s many auto drivers, government agencies, cities and municipalities, state governments, and even the auto industry itself is looking for alternatives to carbon fuel for powering vehicles. One of those alternatives is electric energy and California may soon lead the way to the future of electrical vehicles with a mass influx [...]

How do you solve the energy crisis and the transportation problem in one whack? An inventor named Scott Brusaw has the answer: Solar roadways. Solar roadways involve taking scraps from landfills and converting it, along with other materials, into an infrastructure of roadways that are in essence made of glass and operate as solar panels. [...]

When it comes to technological developments, whether automotive or otherwise, things don’t always happen fast. Electric vehicles are still relatively new and they haven’t caught on yet. But automakers are looking forward to the day when 10-25 percent of their global fleets will consist of electric vehicles. The question is, What’s it going to take [...]

The US Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, which governs certain businesses, products, and services that affect us, have officially released the new window stickers to start appearing on vehicles come 2013. On these stickers there are some key conceptual changes to consider, plus some new features. The new labels are [...]

In a continuing effort to support the future of transportation, Austin, Texas is one of seven major US cities to feature Chevy’s new Volt, and a shipment of Nissan Leaf’s is expected soon.  These are new 2011 vehicles.  The city hopes to have 150 of the vehicles in commission by the summer of 2011.  However, [...]

Enterprise announced last week that it will be featuring Chevy Volts in its line of rental vehicles.  Hoping to entice buyers interested in the new Volt and electric vehicle (EV) technology, Enterprise Rent-A-Car will offer these vehicles in late January 2011. Each EV-equipped Enterprise store will have its own charging station, and stations already exist [...]

Peuget’s new electric concept car, the Aureon, is the latest in a line of futuristic vehicles to reveal themselves to the automotive industry.  The Aureon is a three-wheeled vehicle with a large see-through body and two seats.  The lights of the Aureon are located on the wheels, which are a unique design, and it is [...]

According to a recent Kelly Blue Book report, electric vehicles are rising dramatically in popularity as release dates and sales for electric vehicles such as the Nissan LEAF and the Chevy Volt near.  For the first time, an electric vehicle has topped the list of hot automobiles. The Nissan Leaf, which topped the list of [...]

With a 25,000 electric vehicle commitment over the next 5 years, GE exhibits its commitment to the future of the electric automobile.  This new commitment will replace half of GEs entire fleet with electric vehicles. Beginning with a 12,000 vehicle purchase from GM, including the 2011 Chevy Volt and other yet-to-be-manufactured electric vehicles, the decision [...]