BRITISH SUPERCAR MANUFACTURER, Aston Martin, reckons hydrogen fuel cells, rather than batteries, is the better bet for powering electric vehicles.

Speaking at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, Aston Martin boss Dr Ulrich Bez said that lithium-ion powered electric cars for “real world” driving are too far off to be investing so much time [...]

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Ford has announced it is another step closer to production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Ford America, in conjunction with supplier Johnson Controls-Saft, has announced plans to build its first Lithium-ion battery facility in Holland, Michigan.

The partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft will see an advanced Lithium-ion battery system developed for the company’s first commercial plug-in vehicles, [...]

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The first version is still yet to go on sale, but engineers at General Motors are already hard at work developing the second and third generations of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.

With the first Volt still over twelve months away, GM has decided to start work on successive generations of the car in an attempt [...]

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The last time we talked about a Rinspeed project, the crazy Swiss geniuses had created the Rinspeed sQuba, a regular looking car that doubled as a fully-submersible underwater vehicle.

In 2009, the mad scientists are back, this time with the iChange: an electric sports car that transforms to carry either one or three passengers, courtesy of [...]

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Thanks to rising petrol prices and a gaping hole in the automotive market where all-electric passenger vehicles should be found, many enterprising motorists are instead going DIY and converting their own daily drives to EV mode.

One such individual is Brian Blocher, who decided his daily commute was costing him too much in petrol. A Toyota [...]

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The already fuel conscious Smart ForTwo is about to give up the drink for good. Smart is planning to release an electric version of their diminutive two seater in the second half of 2010.

Already testing on the streets of London, Smart is hoping to roll the vehicle out in limited numbers before full-scale production of [...]

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Italian revivalist Fiat and its gang of stone-mad but brilliant Brazilian designers have come up with the funkiest little critter the enviro-crowd are surely to have ever seen, and, come Thursday, it’s to be revealed at the São Paulo Motor Show.

With the mission motto of “Environment and Fun”, Fiat’s design and engineering team pulled out [...]

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Toyota has announced that it will be debuting two completely new hybrid models at next January’s Detroit Auto Show. One will be a new Lexus hybrid while the other will be a Toyota that’ll complement both the Prius and the Camry Hybrid in ToMoCo’s ever-expanding petrol-electric hybrid lineup.

Not much is known about the two new [...]

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Not content to leave the hybrid vehicle market to the Japanese manufacturers, Volkswagen has announced a deal that will see Sanyo produce the latest lithium-ion batteries for future VW hybrids. The new deal is in addition to the current supply agreement that sees Sanyo produce nickel-metal hydride batteries for the likes of the upcoming Audi [...]

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Saab have shown up at this years Geneva Motor Show with their 9-X BioHybrid concept, a car that they believe will appeal to the priorities of youthful customers, seeking progressive looks, responsible performance and high-tech communications.

The 9-X BioHybrid is based on GM’s ‘Delta’ global compact car platform that will also be the basis for [...]

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It’s been a week full of alternative fuel news. Porsche have announced that they will be making a petrol-electric hybrid option available with their Cayenne and Panamera models in 2009. BMW have their Hydrogen 7 cars on loan in Europe and the US and Saab, Volvo and Lotus are giving Bioethanol a try.

You could be [...]

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