NASHVILLE, May 7 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Nissan said it is developing an electric car with a rating of 367 miles per gallon, a quantum leap forward in efficiency for automobiles.
HONG KONG, May 5 (UPI) -- Hong Kong Environment Secretary Edward Yau signed a deal with Japanese Mitsubishi Motors Corp. for a mass supply of its electric car, the i MiEV.
DETROIT, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. car makers are striving to boost their green credentials at the Detroit auto show, industry analysts say.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 5 (UPI) -- Renault, in response to soaring gas prices, plans to mass-produce electric cars, the French automaker's chief executive said Saturday.
SACRAMENTO, March 28 (UPI) -- California's Air Resources Board cut the state's quota for emissions-free vehicles, but added gasoline-electric hybrid cars to the mandate.
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Swiss company has rescued Norway's Think Nordic electric vehicle plant, the Aftenposten reported Friday. Kamkorp Microelectronics, which bought the Think Nordic assets from Ford Motor Co. three years ago, has agreed to inject more capital into the attem
DETROIT, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. has revealed it will present a diesel-electric hybrid car at Detroit's North American International Auto Show in Jan., the Detroit News reported.
DETROIT, March 10 (UPI) -- Ford Motor will use Toyota technology for its hybrid Escape sport-utility vehicle, set to hit dealers this fall, the Detroit News reported Wednesday.
DETROIT, Wis., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. has decided to end its $100 million Think electric-vehicle program because, apparently, no one wants to buy them. Spokeswoman Francine Romine said the company will refocus its efforts on gasoline-electric hybrids and super-clean fuel-cell v