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Oklahoma Supreme Court overrules state Tax Commission on electric vehicle credits Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 Friday's Oklahoma Supreme Court opinion says taxpayers who purchased Tomberlin brand electric vehicles and were denied tax credits should receive them after all. It applies to about 735 people. Read More
Oklahoma court rules cars eligible for tax credit Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on Friday overturned a state Tax Commission ruling that certain electric cars were not eligible for a state tax credit. The court's decision orders the Tax Commission to grant the credit for the 2009 tax year to nine parties who filed lawsuits when the... Read More
Electric cars join Oklahoma City police fleet Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 The Wheego electric cars will be used by the parking enforcement unit in downtown Oklahoma City and the Bricktown neighborhood. Read More
Fiat 500: a fun city car Published: Tue, Sep 6, 2011 After Fiat's being out of the U.S. car market for nearly 30 years, Consumer Reports revealed the Fiat 500 to be a fun-to-drive car in its recent tests of fuel-efficient vehicles. Although it couldn't score high enough in the magazine's tests to be labeled "Recommended" due to shortcomings like a tight rear seat and... Read More
California firm will sell China-made electric cars in U.S. Published: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 CODA Automotive Inc.'s four-door sedan will be produced by a Chinese partner based on one of its models that has been adapted for electric drive and to meet U.S. safety standards, said CODA's CEO, Philip F. Murtaugh. He said CODA will produce batteries in China with another partner and supply technology and... Read More
Couple turning on new Nissan Leaf Updated: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 First mass-produced, all-electric sedan capable of cruising at highway speeds provides interesting possibilities. Read More
Nissan's new EV Leaf leads IMG New York City Marathon Updated: Fri, Nov 12, 2010 Millenniums ago when historians say Pheidippides ran 26+ miles from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce the Persians had been defeated in an epic battle, would be the precursor of a business model marathon metaphor to be the winner of the alternate fuels automobile race. Who knew? But Sunday, an... Read More
Is an electric car right for you? Updated: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 You'll soon be hearing a lot of buzz -- and a dose of sales hype -- about a new wave of electric cars that will begin humming down our roads. Read More
GM to sell Volt for $41K, lease for $350 a month Updated: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. While the price is about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the Nissan Leaf, GM said it will offer a $350-per-month lease deal that's essentially equal to the Leaf's. That will put... Read More
Freewheeling Updated: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 It's going to be a pivotal year in the auto business. As 2010 plays out, the industry will be holding its collective breath to determine, first and foremost, whether buyers are going to come back to showrooms in a meaningful way after they abandoned car buying for most of 2009, leaving the auto industry licking its... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Fri, Apr 9, 2010 Ferrari unveils a hybrid, but it won't be available for years: Ferrari unveiled a hybrid model of its 599 at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, a car that uses all-wheel drive and kinetic-energy recovery technology rather than a conventional battery-electric system. KERS, as it is called, uses braking energy to... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Fri, Apr 2, 2010 Sporty Honda hybrid launches in summer; larger system for sport-utes in the works: One of Japan's largest automakers is hard at work developing an all-new hybrid drive system that will go into large cars and sport-utility vehicles within the next two years. The first part of that strategy will include the unveiling... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Wed, Mar 17, 2010 BMW enters the electric-supercar EV race: Audi is launching its e-tron within two years, the Mercedes-Benz SLS is already electric and now rival BMW is moving forward with an eco-supercar of its own. Based on the Vision EfficientDynamics concept shown at the auto show in Frankfurt, Germany last September, the sports... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Mar 9, 2010 Pint-sized Porsche performers on a budget: Volkswagen Group chairman Martin Winterkorn has finally confirmed what some have suspected for months: a smaller Porsche car and sport-utility vehicle is under consideration. VW now controls Porsche. The small Porsche car, code-named 356, will share its steel and aluminum... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 First Volts arrive this fall; all-electric model on the horizon: General Motors will build a pure-electric vehicle by expanding the Chevrolet Volt's battery pack and removing its internal-combustion electric-generator engine, GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz told The Associated Press. It's the next step for the Volt, a car... Read More
Is our future really all that electric? Updated: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 In case you haven't heard, the push is on to develop electric vehicles as well as plug-in hybrids that, once the batteries run down, have a gas-powered generator engine fire up to provide the juice. The upcoming Chevrolet Volt comes to mind. Electricity has been the dominating focus of the North American... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Feb 16, 2010 Smart ideas for the iQ: Parent company Toyota will introduce an electric-hybrid version of the tiny Scion iQ with a 1.5-liter gas engine an electric motor both working to drive the front wheels. Combined output for the system is said to total between 100 and 120 horsepower. The result should be a vehicle capable of... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Feb 2, 2010 Plugged in for the 500: A battery-electric version of upcoming Fiat 500 small car is expected to appear on Chrysler's stand at the Detroit, Mich., auto show on Jan. 11. Fiat currently runs once-bankrupt Chrysler. According to trade newspaper Automotive News, the 500 EV will be part of a display that includes the... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Jan 5, 2010 Mitsu's mini: Japan-based Mitsubishi plans to bring the Colt small car to North America from Europe in 2010. The tiny runabout was recently redesigned, so there won't be any dramatic changes compared to the model currently sold elsewhere. The hatchback is offered in three- and five-door models, but it remains... Read More
From hybrids, technology, new vehicles and the environment, to saving money at the pumps. Updated: Tue, Dec 29, 2009 Bentley looks down-market:Bentley is considering two new "entry-level" models that would slot beneath the Continental GT range. If given the go-ahead, the new models could enter production by 2014. Published reports say Bentley is considering a two-door sports car and a more conventional four-door tall wagon.... Read More
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