In the Miami area? You can test drive a smart electric drive on Saturday, June 8 (noon-8 p.m.) and Sunday, June 9 (10 a.m-6 p.m.) at 210 NW 22nd Lane (corner of NW Second Avenue and 22nd Lane). Smart will have “funtest ambassadors” waiting curbside with “locally-sourced treats” for test [...]

In rather dramatic fashion, Tesla last week announced it plans to build a cross-country “supercharger network” so its well-heeled Tesla Model S drivers can travel from coast to coast – and for free! The charging network announcement came just a week after Tesla had repaid in full its half-billion-dollar loan [...]

Are you seeking an electric car and don’t know what to do? You’ve got two options, really. Go for a big production model like Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Ford Focus Electric or the coming-this-summer 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV. Or, you go for the one-off model car companies must manufacture to [...]

What’s the best-selling zero emissions electric vehicle (EV) in the world today at more than 50,000 units sold in 17 countries so far? Nissan Leaf. Yes, the hottest EV on the market and on roads everywhere from Norway to China to Australia to Brazil is Nissan’s award-winning Leaf. Even Nissan [...]

Emerging from a less than spectacular sales year, during which expectations for the Leaf were missed by a long shot, Nissan has announced several upcoming improvements for its EV.  The 2013 model year will be the third for the Leaf, and the planned upgrades are necessary as it will be [...]

Obviously there are number of differences between alternative fuel vehicles and cars with traditional internal combustion engines. However, there are also a number less obvious differences too. For example, hybrid and EV engines make a lot less noise than internal combustion engines. While those who live near busy streets might [...]

Within the past decade, it’s safe to assume hybrids have undergone not just a makeover with efficiency, performance and overall appearance, but also familiarity in the driver conscience.  We’ve gone from hearing about just the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius to welcoming the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan LEAF, SmartCar, Mitsubishi iMiEV [...]

AutoBlog Green had some interesting news to report this morning.  Apparently Toyota is looking into potentially replacing the lithium-ion batteries in their hybrids and EVs with sodium-ion batteries.  Though at best it’s just a rumored possibility at the moment, according to the AutoBlog report, sodium-ion batteries would have the potential [...]

With the 2012 model year ending in September, auto industry analysts at the National Resources Defense Council and Baum & Associates are calling it the most successful year ever for green cars. Preliminary data suggests the average fuel economy among new cars and the sales of hybrids and plug-in electric [...]

Beyond the value of a dollar, electric vehicles represent an investment in the future of the environment. As novelties or necessities, EVs have quickly caught on in America and beyond, and with very good reasons. Here are just a few. 1. Money The most obvious benefit of driving an electric car [...]