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The Ford Fiesta is expected to hit showroom floors in late 2010. While Ford hasn’t used the latest green technology, they are hoping with this smaller and more fuel efficient compact will be a hit. Prices will range from only $15,500 to $20,000. Read More...

It’s nearly a decade since the original Prius introduced hybrid petrol-electric cars to the UK in 2000. Produced in Japan, the Prius – like its main rival by Honda – used a battery and electric motor to recover energy wasted from braking and rolling down hills. The result: emissions around a third lower than a conventional petrol car. Although Toyota’s car was not an overnight hit with the British public, endorsements from Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities coupled with an increasingly enthusiastic motoring press helped the company to sell over a million worldwide. Following the Prius’ success, other car-makers jumped on the hybrid bandwagon, including Ford, GM and the Toyota-owned Lexus brand. Read More...

Nissan is finally ready to unveil its still-unnamed battery electric car. The sheet will be drawn back at the opening of its new global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on Aug. 2. Read More...

Volvo has shed more light on its electric car plans, revealing that a wholly battery-powered version of the C30 three-door coupe will launch in 2012. Read More...

A test fleet of plug-in hybrids cruising around Seattle averaged 57 mpg in June. Although that’s well short of the 100 mpg often touted for such cars, officials monitoring the fleet say it’s a “real world” figure they’re pleased with. Read More...

LAGOS, Portugal (GlobalPost) — It’s a hot summer weekend and the parking lots around Lagos marina are filling quickly with the BMWs, Range Rovers and Porsche SUVs of the Portuguese yachting set. Read More...

LONG BEACH, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ — Interested in driving a cleaner, quieter car that averages 100 miles per gallon? Like the idea of plugging in your car at home to get local all-electric driving range? Eager to lower your fuel costs and help protect the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and smog-forming pollutants? Read More...

ATLANTA – July 29, 2009: In the face of massive dealership cuts nationwide, Wheego Electric Cars is looking to stem the tide by adding select dealers for the Wheego Whip, its new plug-in electric low speed vehicle, which launches in August. To that end, the company’s executives are embarking on a national road show to present the car to potential dealers from August 18 to September 26. Read More...

Most of us know that electric cars are coming, sooner rather than later. Most of us don’t know they’re already here. Sure, this is just the first wave, and the selection is a bit limited, but you’ll find the current crop of electrics at Keith’s Kars, 9490 S. Virginia Street. He’s got three models of fully street legal, plug-in vehicles for sale. These models aren’t for everybody. For example, folks who live in Fernley, Stead or Verdi. The range isn’t quite large enough for these vehicles to be practical for people in outlying areas. But for those who live in Reno and Sparks, with daily one-way work commutes of 10 miles or less, these units are legitimate transportational options right now. Read More...

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Norwegian electric carmaker Think signed a letter of intent with Japan Post to equip one-fourth of the postal service’s 22,000 vehicles with battery-driven engines, Aftenposten said, citing Think spokesman James Andrew. Read More...