Archive for electric vehicle

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Sedan , Performance , Japan , Crossover Mitsubishi Eclipse – Click above for high-res image gallery Things aren’t looking good for the Mitsubishi lineup of American-built vehicles. According to AutoWeek , the Japanese automaker is channeling all of its resources into building a new global small car. That means that between now and 2012, we won’t be seeing too many updates to the likes of the Galant , Endeavor , Eclipse or Eclipse Spyder. All of those past-their-prime vehicles ride on the same platform and are built in the company’s Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility.

Go here to read the rest:
Report: Mitsubishi could kill off Galant, Eclipse by 2013

Filed under: Hatchback , Mitsubishi , Electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV – Click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi is getting ready to roll out its electric i-MiEV in the United States, which is expected to arrive in late 2011. When it does land on our shores, it will be larger than its Japanese- and Euro-spec cousins. Gregory Adams, head of marketing and product planning for Mitsubishi Motors North America, states that the changes were required to meet U.S. crash regulations and to conform to our super-sized tastes

Read the original here:
Report: Mitsubishi i-MiEV to be upgraded for the U.S.

Peugeot has released new information about the iOn electric vehicle. It is essentially a rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Read more:
Peugeot iOn – more photos and launch details announced

Categories : 1, 10, 2, 2010, 24, 5, 62, 7, AI, BO, C8, CF, CL, CTR, DI, ES, EU, EV, G, GC, GLI, IG, IS, LS, MA, MIT, MiEV, RM, S7, SE, SGL, TN, TT, WorldCar, a7, ad, ally, bp, car, ct, dc, ds, ea, electric, electric vehicle, essen, for, ge, gl, gs, gt, i, la, lease, m, mb, mg, mi, mitsu, mitsubishi, new, news, order, peugeot, q, r, rc, subi, ta, xf
Comments (0)

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Government/Legal , Hatchback , Chevrolet , Nissan , Electric Prospective owners of the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf shouldn’t get too excited about driving in California carpool lanes as soon as they take delivery. Late Tuesday night California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 535 into law, extending access to the high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes to certain very low and zero emissions vehicles. This new class of vehicles known as Enhanced Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles (enh-ATPZEVs) and includes plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles like the Leaf and Toyota’s Prius PHEV.

See the rest here:
Chevrolet Volt will not be eligible for HOV-lane access until mid-2012