Hyundai Motor America said it plans for its lineup of cars and light trucks to have a corporate average fuel economy, or “CAFE” rating of 50 miles per gallon (4.7 L/100 km) by 2025. The company;s plan goes beyond the goals of federal regulators and other manufacturers. Mr. Krafcik said Hyundai expected to mostly use [...]
Ford to sell electric Focus in 2011 Ford Motor Co. unveiled what it boasted was a “world-beating” new-generation Ford Focus at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this morning and announced its intentions to sell an all-electric version of the vehicle starting in 2011 The company said the electric version of the Focus [...]
Fuji Heavy may sell EVs overseas by 2013, plans to produce cars in China and expects to boost sales in the U.S According to a report in the Japanese business daily Nikkei, citing comments by Fuji Heavy president Ikuo Mori, Subaru brand electric vehicles will be sold overseas as soon as 2013. Mori told Nikkei [...]
Honda, Slowly Bringing Out An EV (electric vehicle) Even though it is not a full fledged commitment, the company’s executives are are hinting at an EV by 2015. They expect to have a prototype of the battery powered car it plans to launch in limited numbers the U.S. first, next month. Why is Honda [...]
