Infiniti Plans Hybrid M35 Sedan

Infiniti Plans Hybrid M35 Sedan with a lot of power in a smaller package. Nissan's Infiniti luxury line Hybird will be unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The Infiniti designed electric will pack more power with their own light weight lithium-ion battery and will be the cleanest and most economical car in Infiniti’s history. The M35 Hybrid will maintain a high performance luxury sedan profile, overlaying it with the fuel economy and CO2 emissions of a smaller car.

The electric motor acts as both propulsion unit, boosting the V6 in “power assist” mode when maximum acceleration is required, and also as a generator along with charging the battery in the normal way.

2010-2011 Nissan Leaf

The Nissan Leaf is a compact five door hatchback electric car to be produced by Nissan. "LEAF" is an acronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car. According to the manufacturer the Nissan Leaf is all electric and has a range of 100 miles in city driving. The Leaf has a 80 kW AC synchronous electric motor with a high response, a 24 kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery, 3.3 kW onboard charger and front and rear stabilizer bars. Braking is done by a power assisted front disc and rear disc brakes with a four wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).

The Leaf rides on 16" alloy wheels and P205/55R16 tires. Other features include LED headlights, dual power outside mirrors, chrome door handles, aerodynamic under body
cover and rear diffuser and a rear spoiler.

Interior features include the Nissan Navigation System, Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) system, digital meter cluster, palm-shift drive selector, cruise control with steering wheel mounted controls, Nissan Intelligent Key with push Button Ignition, Bluetooth Hands-free Phone System, auto-dimming rearview mirror, power door locks with auto-locking feature, power windows with driver's window one touch auto up/down, variable intermittent windshield wipers, intermittent rear window wiper with washer, rear window defroster with timer, dual sun visors and tilt steering column.

Electric Vehicle Fever at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show

Check out this video of the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, where you can get an exclusive look at the world’s hottest new electric vehicles and hybrid cars!

$18,000 MyCar Electic Car

Green Tech Automotive marked the start of production of it's "MyCar" at its plant in Horn Lake, Mississippi. The company hopes to make 10,000 MyCar's, a small electric vehicles in the coming year.

The "MyCar" is a neighborhood electric vehicle that is described as a cross between a golf cart and a full size small car. The new electric car is limited to speeds under 35 MPH and will have a sticker price of $18,000. The company plans to sell all of this year's output to a Danish firm. Will also sell some to Domino's Pizza franchisees.