Electric car world speed record – 307mph

A team from Ohio State University has taken their battery-powered electric car - Buckeye Bullet - to a new world record of 307mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV UK price drop – Battery Wars!

Mitsubishi has slashed the price of their plug-in electric car - the Mitsubishi i-MiEV - in order to compete with the likes of Nissan's LEAF.

Electric Mercedes B-Class for China

The first electric car to come out of the collaboration of Mercedes and BYD will be based on the Mercedes B Class and sell in China under a new brand name.

Nissan LEAF EV: Euro sales start – UK in September

The Nissan LEAF EV is going on sale in Portugal and Ireland with the UK following in September.

UK Electric Car Subsidy: £5k for the first 8,600

The coalition Government are going to honour the subsidy commitment on electric cars. But only for the first 8,600.

Electric Porsche Boxster being developed

Porsche is developing an electric Boxster and will be running threee prototypes to get real world feedback in a programme named Modellregion Elektromobilität.

Chevrolet Volt gets 8 year battery warranty

GM are trying to deflect possible obstacles for sales of the Chevy Volt by offering an 8 year warranty on the batteries and their components.

Electric Toyota RAV4 and Electric Lexus RX planned

Tesla are building two electric prototypes for Toyota, which we believe are an electric RAV4 and an electric Lexus RX

Citroen Survolt hits Le Mans +video

Citroen are taking its pocket-sized electric track car - the Citroen Survolt - to the Le Mans Classic on 10th July.

Chevy Volt / Vauxhall Ampera doesn’t work

It's being reported that GM are re-engineering the Volt/Ampera to be driven by the engine as it's range extender technology fails in the real world.