Clean Energy Automobiles

On November 11, 2010, Bloomberg reported that General Electric Co. plans to buy 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs). Nearly half of the clean energy automobiles will be from General Motors Co., by 2015. This would be the largest such order ever, to date. The buy would account for more than half of GE’s 30,000-car fleet and includes vehicles customers may lease from its GE Capital unit, GE

November 15, 2010 Israel's Transportation Ministry has approved the Better Place company's plan to import 13 Renault Fluence electric vehicles (EVs) to start testing their infrastructure. Better Place plans to commence commercial operations in late 2011. The Israeli Transportation ministry announced yesterday that after signing oversight orders which eases the criteria to allow new importers into the vehicle market, it has approved this import. The cars are due

Nissan brought a preproduction version of its new Leaf electric car to San Francisco, letting us get our first drive in the car. As the lead vehicle in what could be a new generation of electric cars, Nissan has done a lot of things right. The car feels very easy to drive, offering smooth and quiet acceleration. Leaf models will come standard with navigation, which Nissan